Kelly Driscoll: 504 skincare products reviewed

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All 504 products Kelly Driscoll has reviewed, grouped by product type. Click a product to see the full guru consensus.

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Serums107 reviews

Haruharu Wonder Centella Phyto & 5 Peptide Concentrate Cream

"That is where the Haruharu [Centella] Phyto and Five Peptide Concentrate Cream comes in. So one of the star humectants here is a trio of ingredients that go under the trade name Aquacil. So these are actually sugar molecules that help to deeply hydrate the skin and bind that hydration into your skin really meaningfully creating that comfortable feeling in your skin restoring water levels."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Cocokind Hydrating Electrolyte Rescue Serum

"What delighted me about this serum is that it's so good at calming stressed out skin. My skin is sensitive, and so it does seem like little things can really throw off the balance. Especially in summer, some of the biggest ones are a lot of heat and sun, definitely sweat can irritate my skin and just kind of throw off the happy balance of my skin. And this product is so good at just sort of calming it down, kind of getting it back into a happy state from being sort of cranky."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

The INKEY List Ectoin Hydro Barrier Serum

"I really love this serum [...] because of the texture in addition to the hero ingredient ectoin. It is a medium gel texture that sinks into your skin really nicely, but it has a plumping quality to it with that medium gel. It's a little bit bouncy. So it not only gives you that deep down replenishing feeling as it absorbs into your skin, but it also gives you that plump bouncy feel to your skin, which I absolutely adore, especially when you're going through dehydration."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Tirtir Matcha Dual Serum

"It's still really lightweight, watery, and quickly absorbed in the skin, but that touch of moisture really brings in that radiance to your skin without overwhelming your pores. I would actually recommend this serum for all skin types because it is so light, but just that kiss of moisture can bring in the balance that you might be seeking in the cooler months."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Drunk Elephant Virgin Marula Luxury Facial Oil

"I'm going to be really restrained using about two to three drops. And I'm just going to gently press that into the drier areas of my combination skin, which for me is the U zone, my chin, and my cheeks. I will focus on those areas first, and if I have any little bit left, I might apply it to my T-zone, or I might even skip that completely because I still have quite a bit of oil in the T-zone, but in the fall, I start to go really dry in my U zone. This helps balance everything out."

✓Yay

60%Guru Score

The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum

"The Ordinary is not very elegant, it's actually quite sticky and it smells like a wet penny, whereas Biossance is [...] so much more elegant in texture, more hydrating and plumping, [...] and doesn't smell like a wet penny either. [...] If you enjoy the Biossance product and you switch to the Ordinary, you're not going to be happy."

✕Nay

88%Guru Score

Remedy Copper Peptide Complex Advanced Firming Serum

"I tested it by putting Biossance on one side of my face [...] and Remedy on the other for my morning routine, and [...] I could not tell the difference. My skin stayed hydrated [...] and felt plump to the touch on both sides every time I ran the test. [...] I am so confident in recommending Remedy as a more affordable option to Biossance."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Biossance Squalane + Copper Peptide Rapid Plumping Serum

"I've emptied quite a few bottles of this over four, maybe even five years now [...] and really, really enjoyed it, not just for the plumping, hydrating gel-like texture but for the meaningful lift, firmness and plumpness it gives my skin along with the preventative anti-aging benefit from the copper peptide. [...] That $69 price tag doesn't always feel so good on the skincare budget though."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief Serum

"This one also has some history for her personally, she first started testing it in 2019, and it really did help heal the irritation and damage to her skin from essential oil sensitivity. It has ceramide, cholesterol, fatty acid content, and what's different is it uses 10% tamanu oil, rich in omega 9 fatty acid, very nourishing and restorative for the skin barrier and a great anti-inflammatory ingredient, though some folks with acne prone skin have bad reactions to this oil."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Round Lab Nourishing Soybean Serum

"Gel textured ceramide cholesterol fatty acid products are rare, and this one has a really great skin reparative quality, very soothing and calming, and very anti-inflammatory, reducing inflammation in the skin and feeling good overall. Not everybody can stand really creamy, thicker, richer textures, so if you're seeking an alternative to that, this is a great one to consider."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

COSRX Cica Serum

"This is going to work for oily skin, [...] balanced skin, combo skin, dry skin, [...] in summer and winter; it is all-purpose, all skin types, all seasons. It's one of my favorites based on the ingredients, the performance, and because it suits a wide variety of people. If your skin is inflamed, red, and breakout-prone, this Cosrx Cica Serum is the one for you."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil

"Rose hip oil is mixed into Stratia Lipid Gold as a lighter option for summer. It has a really good fatty acid profile particularly high in linoleic acid."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Purito Wonder Relief Centella Serum Unscented

"This comes in $16 to $18 for 60 ml of product. [...] This has a gorgeous plumping gel consistency to it. So it's actually a little bit thicker than other options, so if you want a little bit more plumping, hydration factor to it with your Centella content, this one delivers. What I like about this product is they're using Centella extract plus the four biologically active compounds of Centella."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Mary&May Idebenone Blackberry Complex Serum

"So if your skin is looking unhealthy, uneven, if it's looking dull and lifeless, this is a great serum for that because it's going to give you that really gorgeous little glow up to your complexion. [...] It has a really thin, runny, slightly watery consistency, but as it absorbs, you're just going to feel just a tiny kiss of moisture. It's not quite like an oil. There is a little bit of emollency here. That is the idebenone."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Paula's Choice 7% Ectoin Booster

"Has an amazing absorbency as well. I fell in love with this over this past fall and winter season where my combination skin can go incredibly dry and dehydrated. Where I live in the upper Midwest, it starts to get very cold, the wind is very harsh, gets snowy and icy, and the dry air inside from all the heating wears down on my skin. My skin barrier felt weak and dehydration was going up. I honestly didn't even use it like a booster. I just subbed it in for my serum product."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Acid Serum

"I hate that it was so good. I emptied it. It was that good. It is growth factors. So it's peptides, right? This is very gentle. It's fragrance-free and it really is just focused on really those supportive ingredients."

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

Medicube Age-R Booster Pro

"Overall, I really like this device because it really does combine a lot of the different features that you would find on separate devices into one, which actually makes it a pretty good deal. You can really experiment with these different modes and the different intensities of them to figure out what is your favorite, what you like to do, and what's going to give you the best results for your certain skincare goals. And those goals change all the time, right?"

✓Yay

67%Guru Score

Peach & Lily Glass Skin Refining Serum

"I'm just not really impressed with this product. [...] Folks who are looking for slickness, wetness, hydration are going to be disappointed by this."

✕Nay

74%Guru Score

Peach & Lily Copper Peptide Pro Firming Serum

"I love their Peach and Lily Copper Peptide Pro Firming Serum because this is a really good example of a well-formulated peptide serum. They are using 2% of copper peptide which helps to stimulate collagen. It's a really great peptide for addressing the signs of aging on the skin. But it doesn't just stop at the copper peptide."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Torriden Dive-In Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid Serum

"I really like this brand and [...] the Dive-In line I really like because they do combine a lot of different hydrating humectant ingredients with some ceramide content. And that's what I feel like a lot of hydrating products are missing. They're just blasting your skin with water, with glycerin, with panthenol. Nothing wrong with those ingredients, but oftentimes when we are craving a lot of hydration in our skin, it's because our skin barrier is maybe a little bit weak."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum

"My least recommended from Glow Recipe is the plum plump line. [...] It is mostly a hyaluronic acid focused line and it really is about bringing hydration into the skin. [...] I like hyaluronic acid, but it's not my most favorite hydrating ingredient generally. I find it a little bit boring. It can be done in an interesting way, but these products have never really lit me up in any exciting way."

✕Nay

64%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Calming Serum: Green Tea + Panthenol

"The calming serum is a great combination of green tea and panthenol. Green tea is great for soothing inflammation on the skin, the calming aspect of this particular product. It also brings a healthy dose of antioxidants into the skin. And then they're using panthenol which not only hydrates the skin, it helps to address dehydration symptoms on the skin but it's also barrier strengthening."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Glow Deep Serum with Rice and Arbutin

"They've done it in a much lighter, runny gel texture that would be suitable for more oily skin types. So if you're looking for that brightening and that glow, this would be the one to go for. It's also good for dark marks. It doesn't have as much of the acne-fighting properties as the original glow serum does, but it will still complement an anti-acne skincare routine, especially if you're looking for some brightening."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Revive Serum: Ginseng + Snail Mucin

"The Revive Serum is a combination of ginseng and snail mucin. Ginseng is that traditional K beauty ingredient. It is a strong antioxidant. It supports skin elasticity. It supports skin circulation. So it actually brings a really nice evenness to the complexion. Snail mucin is an ingredient that promotes healing, wound healing on the skin. It also brings antioxidant content. It is also something that supports a very gentle well-aging process on the skin. It's a very supportive well-aging formula."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Serum HA

"I just don't like this product all that much. It's a little bit sticky in the texture. It has a runny gel-like consistency, but as it absorbs and dries on the skin, it is a bit tacky and sticky. Ingredients-wise, it's all right. We do have the lab-made ceramide, ceramide NP, cholesterol, fatty acids, niacinamide, and there's a touch of 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, which is a stabilized form of vitamin C. But just with this serum, it was kind of unimpressive on all fronts."

✕Nay

73%Guru Score

VT Reedle Shot 100 Collagen

"I do not like this product. I filmed a short testing it out. [...] It's meant to plump up your lips and make them puffy. [...] I was putting it on and my lips are on fire, burning, painful. It hurts so bad. It's getting hot, not in the Nelly way, my gosh, my lips are on fire. [...] The burning, the stinging sensation. It's like somebody took a habanero and rubbed it all over my lips, and [...] not in a fun way. [...] Really really really really really burny."

✕Nay

59%Guru Score

Cocokind Ceramide Barrier Serum

"I've talked about this quite a bit. I think it's actually a nice product, but it does contain some chemical exfoliation. Using a product like that two times a day actually weakened my skin barrier. That's just my skin, and that's something I know about my skin. But even someone like me who reads ingredient lists carefully, I still missed this ingredient, I got a little lazy in my reading at the store. It's really easy to miss these types of ingredients if you're not on top of things."

✕Nay

86%Guru Score

Allies of Skin Copper Tripeptide + Ectoin Advanced Repair Serum

"I did empty the Allies of Skin Copper Tripeptide and Ectoin Advanced Repair Serum, which I did share in my Epic Empties video, and I told you like I didn't want to like it, but I did. And I hated that I liked it because it's so expensive and that while it was gifted to me by the brand, this isn't really something that I care to afford. [...] It's just like it's a little too rich for my budget."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Caudalie Vinoperfect Brightening Dark Spot Serum

"And this is, I have to admit, one of the hardest ones to find a dupe for. The ingredients list is patented, so you really can't dupe it. [...] But I also feel like there is a real unique combination of benefits in this product that make it difficult to dupe. [...] The key ingredient here is the grape vine sap, which helps to brighten up the skin and can help to address dark marks. [...] The veno in the name refers to this ingredient, which is a tyrosinase inhibitor."

✓Yay

72%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.3 Vitamin Concentrated Serum

"This is the Numbuzin No.3 Vitamin Concentrated Serum, and it's very similar to the toner and it is great for some serious brightening and really targeting hyperpigmentation on the skin. The ingredients here are pretty similar. We do have the niacinamide content as well as the glutathione and we have multiple forms of vitamin C. They've added an additional form of vitamin C in this one as well as arbutin. And they round out the serum with tranexamic acid as well as panthenol."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

NIOD Modulating Glucosides Serum

"I also like NIOD Modulating Glucosides Serum. This texture splits the difference between the denseness and richness of other products. This is an interesting one because it uses plant-based ceramides as well as some other lipids which will help your skin barrier. But this one is particularly one of my favorites when my skin is feeling incredibly irritated, which is another symptom that your skin barrier needs some strengthening and it can often accompany dehydration."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Prequel Multi-Quench Plumping Hydration Serum

"I was surprised by the hydration that it does bring to the skin. And I think what really struck me about it was the long lasting hydration. That's something that I really key in on because I do often suffer with dehydration. [...] If you have higher hydration needs, your skin demands a lot of hydration because it's going through dehydration, transepidermal water loss, and losing hydration throughout the day."

✓Yay

63%Guru Score

Skin1004 Centella Asiatica Serum

"I do like it. I think it's a nice [Centella] serum. Is it the very best [Centella] serum in all of the brands in all of K beauty that you could possibly buy? I will be honest with you, dead honest, no, I don't think it's the best."

~Mixed

60%Guru Score

The Ordinary Pycnogenol 5% and Ectoin Micro Emulsion

"One of my favorites, pycnogenol. Really, really lovely one. Also very soothing and great for bringing down that inflammatory response in the skin."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

NIOD Survival 0

"My favorite is NIOD Survival 0. This is a potent blend of many antioxidants that really work to protect your skin at multiple levels. With the antioxidant blend, with the amino acid blend, it's all about protecting the skin and helping to reduce inflammation in the skin and that inflammatory response that causes the damage."

✓Yay

97%Guru Score

VEGREEN Nature Mucin Serum

"This one from VEGREEN is actually coming from wild yam extract. But the benefits here are similar if you're familiar with snail mucin. It's still really great for wound healing. It's great for deep hydration in the skin. It's great for anti-inflammatory benefits, antioxidant benefits, skin protective benefits, well-aging benefits. You can still get those benefits when you derive it from a plant source like wild yam extract. So 68% of that here."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice 10% High Hyaluronic Acid Cream

"I really recommend this for those who are looking for something that has moisture but doesn't weigh down the skin. It doesn't have a heavy occlusive, slugged-down kind of feel to it. I find this very, very breathable, very light, but very skin conditioning. The hyaluronic acid really brings a lot of hydration to the skin, really smooths your skin, plumps it up."

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

Numbuzin Panthenol B5 Active Soothing Serum

"This is going to help to control the oil. It's going to help with the inflammation. There's also some astringent extracts in here that can be beneficial for oily and acne-prone skin. It's got a really impressive texture. Oftentimes those light gel textures don't offer a lot of hydration, but I'm impressed by how thin it is and how hydrating it is. But if you don't have oil to spare, this is not the serum for you."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Dr. Idriss Deep Puffer Roll-On Serum

"I was using this last spring all over my eye area. My lids get so red and they get so puffy and this has a few key ingredients in here that actually help to depuff and deinflame the eye area. But there's also soothing ingredients in here as well that help to take down that raw itchy feeling with the skin. Arnica helps to reduce the swelling. The centella really helps to reduce the inflammation and [...] the centella in here helps to calm the look of redness down."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

The Ordinary 100% Organic Virgin Chia Seed Oil

"I have loved this in spring's past, but that oil has been discontinued. This helps keep my skin barrier strong, and this is what helps keep it healthy, strong, and hydrated."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Anua Rice 7% Ceramide Hydrating Barrier Serum

"But the rice and the honey do round that out, bring a lot of balance to the skin, hug that light hydration in, soften the skin. It's sticky. This was something I was like really, I couldn't believe how sticky this was. It reminds me a lot of a snail essence because when you get the texture between your fingers you kind of pull them apart you get that like mozzarella cheese effect, that string effect. [...] You do get some of that here."

✕Nay

65%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Centella 4% Tranexamic Acid Dark Spot Go Away Serum

"I really like this one. This is actually the first bottle that I've had this product, but I actually have a few more in my backstock. This one is really great for exactly what it says: dark spots and hyperpigmentation. If you do suffer with dark marks after acne or an inflammatory event on your skin, this is really the type of formula you want to look at."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Peach & Lily Rescue Party Barrier Restore Serum

"It is such a beautiful barrier restoring serum. It does have ceramides in it as well as cholesterol and fatty acids, and what's really interesting is they're using ectoin, which is a great hydrating ingredient. It's particularly good for dehydrated skin because it really does offer long lasting hydration for the skin, and that was kind of the edge to this product that made it different than some of my other favorite barrier serums. The ectoin here really gives that balance."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Paula's Choice Pro-Collagen Multi-Peptide Booster

"This is Paula's Choice Pro-Collagen Multi-Peptide Booster. I actually never used this before. It's the first time I'm using it. It's kind of a medium-ish gel texture. It's not too heavy, and it's not really moisturizing, but I can definitely feel that there's a tiny bit of plumpness to it. It feels pretty good, so I can't tell you too much about it right now, unfortunately."

~Mixed

71%Guru Score

R&W Ceramide Concentrate Plus

"The ceramide serum has been my favorite for many years, [...] and it really comes down to what's going on in the ingredients list, in a good way. It's great for barrier care and well-aging. They're featuring five different types of ceramides, along with cholesterol and fatty acids, and there's niacinamide in here too. They're also using a whole host of peptides that, for the most part, focus on collagen stimulation, targeting fine lines and wrinkles and firming the skin."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

The Ordinary B Oil

"I am going to use The Ordinary B Oil and I've been kind of doing closer to two pumps lately and then I'm going to do about three drops of the oil right on the back of my hand mix it up. It just makes it a richer layer but it absorbs in a lighter layer on my skin. This feels lovely."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%

"Azelaic acid has anti-inflammatory benefits and it's an ingredient that's used to help with rosacea prone skin, but it also has a brightening effect for hyperpigmentation too, so it's really hitting a lot of the things we're talking about in one ingredient."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster

"Paula's Choice has a really good one"

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Biosan Squalane and Copper Peptide Rapid Plumping Serum

"Biosan Squalane and Copper Peptide Rapid Plumping Serum, I have such mixed thoughts about this. On one hand it's really freaking expensive, it's almost $70 for 50ml of serum, and the amount of copper peptide, like is it an effective amount, is it a proven clinical amount? Probably not. But on the other hand, this is the second bottle of this that I've emptied. I really do enjoy using it. It's a pleasure to use."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

Hada Labo Hyaluronic Acid Serum

"This is so breathable, it's so light, it's so hydrating."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Brightening Treatment Serum

"I love this one. Glow Recipe is hit or miss for me quite honestly, but this is one that actually really won me over. It is a fragrance-free formula which is somewhat rare for Glow Recipe, but I really like the ingredients in here. There's five different forms of vitamin C, they're using a lot of vitamin C derivatives in here, so this is like a really easy, chill formula."

✓Yay

69%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Recovery Serum

"I do like the Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Recovery Serum and I have used it quite a bit, but while it's technically fragrance-free, when you look at the ingredients you don't see the word fragrance but there are actually a lot of plant extracts in here that do contribute to scent, and so I do hesitate to recommend this for everybody."

~Mixed

69%Guru Score

The INKEY List CoQ10 Serum

"The Q10 Serum is really nice because it's an antioxidant based serum, so this is great to build into your morning routine. Q10 is really great because not only does it help protect your skin from environmental stressors, those free radicals, it also helps to protect your skin from the stress of the sun and pollution. It does have some well aging benefits, it may be able to help prevent and help with the look of existing fine lines and wrinkles on the skin."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Purito Wonder Relief Centella Serum Unscented (reformulated)

"It's a very thin, lightweight, good for hot weather serum, but it's just not giving me maximum hydration. It's good, it's solid, it performs, it's a nice centella serum, but [...] it's not 100% stacking up. I will use this bottle up, I will continue to use it, there's nothing wrong with it, but when we're talking about upgrade or downgrade when it comes to formula changes of something so popular, it does feel like a downgrade. I [...] don't feel like this is doing anything new."

~Mixed

70%Guru Score

The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%

"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% serum retails for $6 for 30ml of product. [...] I think it's fine. I don't think it has a very elegant texture. I think it's kind of sticky, and I think some people run into issues just trying to layer this with other skincare products just because it is a very inelegant type of texture, but it legit straight up costs $6."

~Mixed

69%Guru Score

The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5

"The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 is affordable and accessible. Is it exciting? Not necessarily. But is it effective? I think it can be for a lot of folks."

~Mixed

75%Guru Score

Torriden Balanceful SEA Calming Serum

"This has a really appealing, fresh, hydrating gel texture. It feels so good on the skin, especially when the temperatures start to get a little bit warmer and you want lighter but still really hydrating skin care. I love the gel texture. It sinks into the skin really nicely, with a really good amount of hydration and no stickiness. It has seven types of hyaluronic acid."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Timeless Coenzyme Q10 Serum

"It definitely makes the skin feel more firm under your fingers because it's so much more hydrated. [...] When you use it really long term, you will start to notice the benefits. I'm starting to notice that it's really perking my skin up. [...] The overall tone and texture is what I really notice: skin feeling firmer, looking smoother, more even toned, less red."

✓Yay

88%Guru Score

The Ordinary Resveratrol 3% + Ferulic Acid 3%

"I personally [...] have sensitive skin and I have actually found this serum to be a bit stimulating. The antioxidants from The Ordinary are extremely potent and they're not always going to be best suited to reactive or sensitive skin, so you want to proceed with caution. I'm not saying you're going to get sensitivity, I'm just saying I personally got just a little stimulated depending on the state of my skin."

~Mixed

86%Guru Score

Mary&May Six Peptide Complex Serum

"This would be the worthy alternative that you should give a try, especially if K Beauty is more accessible to you where you live. That's exactly what this serum is doing, but I do think that they're doing it at a quality level, I think they're doing it at a smart level. I've really been enjoying it and [...] I've been really impressed with it so far."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.3 Skin Softening Serum

"The brightening is there, it just takes long for it to show itself. It's the type of serum where you're like, I don't know if this is working, you stop using it and you're like, oh, [...] my skin's starting to look dull again, the hyperpigmentation is really not fading at the rate it was before. Yeah, this serum definitely was working for me, I just didn't quite realize it at the time."

~Mixed

66%Guru Score

Neogen Real Ferment Micro Serum

"I noticed when I was using this that it seemed like I just wasn't struggling with that as much, and not every review that I read on this product mentioned that, but a lot of people said that it really did seem to help with texture and with pores. [...] With fermented ingredients you can often see a refinement with your skin, especially when you're using high quality ones or a good quantity of them."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Torriden Dive-In Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid Soothing Cream

"I think it has really nice absorbency, it's not sticky or tacky. It's just a really nice, pleasant, light to medium gel cream. I do think that this is going to be great. Oily skin will like this, combination skin, balanced skin types. If you're suffering with dehydration, I would be aware of the fact that this really doesn't have any occlusivity, just a little bit of moisture kind of hugs everything in, but we're not getting that really seal it in hydration."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Torriden Vitamin C Cell Amazing Brightening Ampule

"This is interesting because they're claiming brightening in the name but the ingredients list here actually has some more compelling firming ingredients as well as brightening ingredients. I actually have not purchased or used this product because it does contain an ingredient that my skin is sensitive to, so I just didn't even want to go there with my skincare budget, but I do want to give you a brief overview of the ingredients because it may be an option for you."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 (with Ceramides)

"They broke some of those biases that I have about thick feeling, nonabsorbing, sticky hyaluronic acid. I think both of these actually come out ahead of some of the competitors that have similar formulas. One of my bigger concerns comes with the hydrating or non-hydrating factor of these types of formulations where hyaluronic acid is the star ingredient and one of the few ingredients in the formula, because hyaluronic acid, it always comes back to the size of that molecule."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Numbuzin 5+ Vitamin Niacinamide Concentrated Pads

"I was really pleasantly surprised with the amount of hydration that these deliver to this skin. I really liked the combination of the exfoliants and the brighteners. I really feel like this helped to keep the breakouts and the congestion down just by the LHA and pH alone, but then all of those brightening ingredients really did help to address some hyperpigmentation that I had from some previous congestion that other products hadn't really targeted right."

✓Yay

67%Guru Score

The Ordinary Squalane

"This is very, very rich, nourishing, oil based. Obviously I just put straight up oil right on my face."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

SkinFix Triple Lipid Collagen Activating Serum

"This serum was so so helpful. My skin was feeling quite dry and it immediately just mended up the peeling skin. I was very very impressed with this. I really do recommend this product for damaged moisture barriers, really vulnerable weak skin, skin that has been through it and needs repair. To me this isn't really a barrier maintenance product, you absolutely could use it that way, but it really is something that you reach for when your skin is in the worst state."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Some By Mi Beta Panthenol Repair Serum

"This spreads really beautifully across the skin, it's got very good absorbency. You feel more richness to this, a little bit more lipid content, a little bit more moisturizing, a bit more medium weight on the skin, but really good absorbency with that panthenol touch. You can feel that deep replenishment and it really does absorb deep into the skin. You're not going to get a shiny or greasiness on top. There's a little bit of a scent to this."

✓Yay

65%Guru Score

Bellflower Ectoin 3% Serum

"This would be a great product to consider because ectoin is the only star ingredient here. Bellflower has taken 3% of ectoin, added in some humectant, some other texture enhancers, and that's it, there's nothing else going on here. Great if you want to isolate the benefits of ectoin, maybe you're looking for an antioxidant to boost your sunscreen in the morning, this would be a great way to do that."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Paula's Choice Clinical Discoloration Repair Serum

"The way that I experienced tranexamic acid first and foremost was with Paula's Choice discoloration serum. This stuff is really great. There's some other brightening ingredients in here that really kind of boost up the overall formulation. [...] This is the type of ingredient where I've learned you know more recently ah I can get to level two, I can get to level three with tranexamic acid."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Peach Slices Redness Relief Azelaic Acid Serum

"One of our community favorites that I have not gotten around to trying yet, but I really am going to mention it because it comes up every time I talk about azelaic acid: it is the Peach Slices Redness Relief Azelaic Acid Serum."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

COSRX 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum

"I personally was when I tested this out. I didn't feel that I got a ton of benefits from it on its own. I think it works well as a booster, but it's important to know this isn't a highly concentrated serum, this is an essence. COSRX is using some more interesting peptides, and I think the mix delivers a more unique set of benefits. [...] There are some collagen stimulating peptides in here, though it's not a heavy focus of the six peptide mix they're using."

~Mixed

82%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Light On Serum: Centella + Vitamin C

"They're not using the pure form of vitamin C, L-ascorbic acid. They're actually using a derivative known as 3-O ethyl ascorbic acid. This derivative is great because it gives you a lot of the same benefits as vitamin C, which is brightening and antioxidant care and a little bit of that well-aging and collagen stimulation."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

VT Green Fragrance-Free Nature Mucin Serum

"I really like this one not only as an alternative to hyaluronic acid but as I mentioned an alternative to snail mucin as well"

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Hyaluronic Acid Serum

"The Multi-Peptide + Hyaluronic Acid Serum has quite a few different peptides in it, but they're using the famous peptide duo known as Matrixyl 3000. It's a great collagen-stimulating duo that addresses multiple signs of aging on the skin and can be a great alternative or addition to copper peptide."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

NEAD Copper Amino Isolate Serum

"Nead Copper Amino Isolate Serum does copper peptide very very well."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

I'm From Rice Serum

"It absorbs into the skin really quickly and it doesn't feel wet [...] as it's absorbing. [...] It creates this really nice layer that feels silky and skin conditioning and smooth at the top but not sticky, not greasy, not heavy. For offering a good amount of moisture and comfort to the skin, it actually doesn't carry a lot of weight to it. [...] The silicones are responsible for this really breathable texture while also offering a little hug to the skin, which I really like."

✓Yay

69%Guru Score

First Aid Beauty Bounce Boosting Serum

"The ingredients that they're using actually make for a really nice moisturizing serum that also brings anti-aging benefits to the skin. [...] It's almost like a lotion-like texture, really interesting. It's not stiff, it's not thick, it's not even particularly rich and buttery, but it does have this comforting moisture to it. It doesn't have an oil-like feel."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

NIOD Copper Amino Isolate Serum 3:1

"I really like the combination here, there's some other peptides in the mix. This is a very expensive serum that is up in the like the $90 range. It's very expensive, it works. This is one of the very few expensive products where I would say if it fits your budget go for it. I don't think that you will regret it. It will show you results. It made my skin feel so firm so fast, amazing."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Good Molecules Bakuchiol Oil Blend for Oily Skin

"Another option that you might consider is Good Molecules Bakuchiol Oil Blend for Oily Skin. The focus of this one is definitely for acne prone skin, congestion prone skin, skin with texture. It's a really light oil blend. It's definitely not heavy or greasy. It has been formulated for oily skin. I think that that can be a nice option to work into your routine. The focus here is more on keeping your skin clear."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Stratia Rewind DMAE Serum

"I really love Stratia Rewind. I've been talking about it for years because it is one of the few products that has firmed my skin like visibly and to the touch. [...] When I first started using the serum, which contains 5% niacinamide, I was using it for the collagen stimulating and for the brightening and that's all I really wanted to see on my skin. So I was really surprised when my skin started to feel very similar to plumped, thicker, more smooth, more lifted, more bouncy."

✓Yay

91%Guru Score

I'm From Beta Glucan Power Moisture Serum

"What we get is this really beautiful gel-like texture with a hydrating, plumping quality but also a balancing quality. It's not so thin and so watery, it definitely has that little bit of balance that's not oily, that's not greasy. It's a really medium gel quality that feels really great on the skin. I have combination skin, so this doesn't overwhelm oily areas but it feels really nice on the dry areas too. I think that beta glucan suits a multitude of skin types and it just feels really nice."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin Charging Serum

"It's not oily, it's not greasy, but it's just that little hug that really helps to seal the serum in, but it still feels really comfortable and breathable, and really easy to layer with other products. It's an effortless type of product to use in your routine. You don't have to think about it too much. It will brighten your skin, it will work on hyperpigmentation, but it will still be gentle, and it'll bring the life back into your skin."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin C Serum

"I absolutely loved the product because it faded hyperpigmentation on my face so fast. However, now my thoughts on this product have definitely changed. It's a product that I actually no longer use in my skincare routine and haven't for a long time. It contains 5% ascorbic acid, that's pure vitamin C, but it is a very gentle, like a beginner amount. At the time I had never tried a vitamin C product before, and this was really the sweet spot."

~Mixed

59%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops

"It's fun and the popularity is in the fun of this product, but I have to say I'm not that impressed with it. It's not bad, I think it can absolutely be useful, I can see it working, it's not a bad product, but I wasn't super duper impressed with it. [...] Beyond the fun and the packaging and the marketing, which is a big component, I was a little bit confused why it was so popular."

✕Nay

68%Guru Score

Laneige Glowy Makeup Serum

"This delivers the makeup priming abilities in a serum format that I felt were slightly lacking with dewdrops. It has a really nice gel texture to it. [...] There are some sparkly, glittery-looking elements, these are light reflecting particles, it does not look glittery on the skin, it does not look juvenile. It's an upscale, grown-up kind of light reflecting particle. It's a thin gel with a very mild plumping, hydrating type of feel at the top of your skin."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Skin1004 Hyalu-Cica Blue Serum

"This is a very light gel textured serum that bursts legit bursts into hydration on your skin it feels so refreshing it feels so so good and I love when products can dive a little deeper with dehydration that's how this feels it doesn't just sit like water on top of your skin it gets down in there and it does have that nice light plumping action that I also love because I love bouncy skin and this is something that can really deliver it but it's just delivering it in a much lighter refreshing package super hydrating really good absorption here no stickiness no tackiness. The benefits that this serum is going to deliver to the skin are on the more subtle end of things right it's not a heavy hitting brightening type of product it's not going to really target hyperpigmentation on the skin but if you are dealing with an unevenness in the complexion I have noticed that Hyalu-Cica does have that little like enhancement like after a couple of weeks like hey I think my skin does just look a little healthier I think it does look a little bit brighter it's that type of serum and I just think Hyalu-Cica does it better."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Innisfree Green Tea Seed Hyaluronic Acid Serum

"There was nothing about the product that really showed benefits on my skin that made me think I need to go out and repurchase this. It really didn't do much for me, but it's a solid product. I do find this to be a very fairly priced product especially when we're talking about something that's available at Sephora. Thirty dollars for 80 milliliters of product, I mean most serums are 30 ml or 50 ml, so I think that this is priced exactly right."

✕Nay

61%Guru Score

Isntree Green Tea Fresh Serum

"Green tea also has all those great anti-aging benefits too, so it's also a great line even if you're not oily or have acne-prone skin. This is one of the products in the line that I do think could work for any skin type. It's got such a pleasing texture to it."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate

"The Clarins Double Serum [...] is a great moisturizing gel texture with the tiniest bit of light cream mixed in. It keeps my under eye area soothed, moisturized and bright without overwhelming it for the morning."

✓Yay

64%Guru Score

Stratia Fortify Oil Blend

"I'm using the Stratia Fortify Oil Blend tonight instead of the rosehip I used in the morning, because it's a richer, thicker oil blend. This one actually provides a lot more moisture, and that's the key difference between my morning and nighttime routines in any season. [...] A little more moisture at night [...] is very soothing, comforting and reparative for my skin."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Glow Deep Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide

"For acne-prone skin that also deals with hyperpigmentation, I have the serum for you, the Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum. I love it because it is everything you want in one bottle. [...] It contains propolis, which is healing, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial, and it takes down inflammation, [...] redness, and swelling of pimples. It has 2% niacinamide, the clinical amount for brightening, and it helps with overproduction of sebum."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Geek & Gorgeous Power Peptides Pro Collagen Multi Peptide Serum

"I absolutely adore the Geek & Gorgeous Power Peptide Serum. I've been using it for many years and gone through many bottles, and I keep coming back to it because it actually works. [...] Not all peptide products work, and not all use [...] the right peptides in the right amounts. Geek & Gorgeous uses the right peptides at the clinically studied percentages, and they're upfront about those percentages."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Avène Cicalfate+ Intensive Skin Restorative Serum

"If your skin is sensitive and reactive, [...] the Avène Seal Fate [...] Serum will help. What is so amazing about this product is that it can help stop that gnawing, aching, raw, burning, stinging, irritated, reactive feeling on your skin within minutes. [...] The magic ingredient is 4-T-cyclohexanol, which stops the irritation signal at the nerve receptor level, so the burning and stinging [...] never reaches your brain, bringing immediate relief within a few minutes."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

iUNIK Beta Glucan Power Moisture Serum

"If you're dealing with tight, thirsty, dehydrated skin, I'd recommend the I Unique Betaglucan Power Moisture Serum. [...] Betaglucan is an amazing humectant for dehydrated skin because it sticks with your skin longer, hydrating it [...] in a more meaningful way than something thin and watery. The gel-like texture looks thicker in the bottle than it feels on the skin, and it [...] bursts into watery, refreshing, replenishing hydration. It really relieves your skin, [...] not just hydrates it."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Clarins Double Serum Eye

"This has really helped to keep my eyes looking better. [...] Sometimes there are skincare products that just hit at the right time, the right moment in time for us when we're going through some issues and it just helps us get through that time a lot better. [...] I have a deep appreciation for this product for what it has helped me to do, which is maintain a little bit more of a refreshed and rested look to my eye area when I haven't really been meaningfully doing that off camera."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum

"Its pink color comes from vitamin B12, and it's a far more complex formulation containing niacinamide, centella, ceramide, vitamin B12, bisabolol, and the antioxidant EGCG, meant to address tightness, redness, inflammation, stinging and burning, while also rebuilding a weak or damaged skin barrier. The Ordinary is great for redness, tightness, and strengthening the skin barrier in a creamy formula that moisturizes dry areas, and it's also going to be your budget pick coming in at $17."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Allies of Skin Multipeptides & Growth Factor Advanced Lifting Serum

"It had a nice refreshing gel texture. It felt really refreshing and hydrating and light on my skin, but it just didn't really feel like it did anything. It might be working behind the scenes. It might be supporting good stuff in my skin. I'm not seeing anything in the mirror with this one. And I emptied the whole bottle. This is a 30ml bottle. I think the trial size I had was 15. So I think I've used enough of this by this point to know that it's just not really for me."

✕Nay

82%Guru Score

Paula's Choice CellularYouth Age-Disrupting Longevity Serum for Firming, Lifting, and Smoothing

"It's like $80. [...] I can't see the justification for why it costs so much money. I used it, I emptied it, I liked it. [...] I just don't understand the price. And I have a hard time wholeheartedly recommending it because of that. [...] It's kind of a half and half mixture there on claims. It's nice, but it's probably not necessary, especially at that price and especially in this economy."

~Mixed

61%Guru Score

Medicube PDRN Pink Peptide Serum

"And I just don't find this to be very compelling. I don't find it to be very worth it."

✕Nay

62%Guru Score

Numbuzin Number 3 Blue Bio Retinyl Pore Refining Serum

"I've really been finding myself doing a lot more is actually just applying this to my T-zone because I'm finding that it's actually helping a lot more with the oil that I'm getting there. I'm just not getting that kind of oil production in my U zone. This area is still dry and dehydrated. I do think that it is a good pore refining serum. I think it's a good niacinamide serum."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Paula's Choice Omega Plus Recovery Complex Serum

"If your skin barrier has gone off the deep end, it is jammed, it is broken, it is in need of a lot of help, this is one of the products that I would recommend. This is a very high quality, very concentrated and very smartly formulated barrier repairing product. We have five different types of ceramides, we do have cholesterol, we have a ton of fatty acids, and that's actually where the name Omega is coming from."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum

"I really like this one because it's so gentle because they're not using that pure form of vitamin C ascorbic acid. This is a derivative or a stabilized form of vitamin C. It's not going to oxidize, you don't have to keep it in the fridge. [...] It actually is a really nice brightening serum. Personally, I think it brightens the skin really nicely, not only if you have dull and uneven complexion, but I think it can be a helper product for brightening hyperpigmentation too."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

KAINE Vita Drop Serum

"We've got so many antioxidants in here which really helps to protect your skin. I've been really focusing in on them this summer to really help protect my skin but also that brightening benefit. I've been really into that as well, just been working on some hyperpigmentation after some breakouts and this has definitely been helping. I love that it's all in one, you know, multiple benefits in one product."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

VEGREEN Vitamin C Ampule 20%

"But what really impressed me is the fact that it didn't irritate my skin because I struggle, and I did not get that burning sensation. My skin did not feel raw the next day. I didn't have to do a barrier care recovery routine the next three days after using it. It actually worked with my skin really nicely. I think there's something really special about this hybrid formula with six percent ethyl ascorbic acid that stabilized vitamin C."

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Stratia C+C Serum

"I really love that this is not a fussy type of vitamin C. This is really best for those who don't want to be messing around with putting vitamin C in the refrigerator. I have never put this in the refrigerator and you can tell my bottle's pretty beaten up. I've had this for a really long time and it has not oxidized on me, it has not lost potency at all. This is still very very fresh. I've used this for many years on and off. I have gotten my mom hooked on this, one of her favorite vitamin C's."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Moisturizers69 reviews

iUNIK Beta Glucan 3X Barrier Cream

"I've been jamming on this all summer long. I love this. This is a moisturizer that can function into the later fall months for me. Personally, it is occlusive, protective. It really fights dehydration. And it feels really good on my skin. It also works really well underneath sunscreen and makeup. It's just a really good one overall. I've emptied my third jar of this in a row."

✓Yay

91%Guru Score

Tower 28 Daily Barrier Recovery Cream

"My moisturizer is Tower 28 SOS Barrier Recovery Cream. This is a great ceramide-based moisturizer that helps to gently support my skin barrier with a velvety neutral finish that is gently occlusive, but it's not heavy or oppressive for my skin, especially because I am anticipating today being a little bit warm. It just really hits the spot right now."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin Cream

"I have a lot of respect for this cream and I recommend it, it's very good, but the texture is not for me personally. It's not occlusive, it's more lotiony and sinks into the skin nicely, [...] but I need occlusivity to fight my dehydration, otherwise my skin feels tight and dry, and if it goes on too long my skin gets irritated. It just doesn't have that, it's not made for my particular skin condition, so unfortunately it's not for me, though I still use it on my neck, chest, and hands."

~Mixed

65%Guru Score

COSRX Hydrium Moisture Power Enriched Cream

"It sinks into the skin really beautifully and does a lot of the moisturization deeper within the skin, not sitting on a greasy layer on top. There's good occlusivity here that fights transepidermal water loss, and it has panthenol, B5, for hydration, but it's also barrier supportive with low-key ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids. Let's put some love back onto this moisturizer, it is so darn good."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream

"It's very light, refreshing, and non-sticky, and any skin type would appreciate it. It's a good option for highly reactive skin that reacts to ingredients like fragrance or plant extracts, because the ingredients list [...] is minimal, just the humectant content and the 4-t-butylcyclohexanol. [...] Avene is the best for highly reactive skin looking for minimal formulas in a lightweight hydrating gel texture."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

SE Glowy Super Gel in Warm Glow

"The color is warm glow. Now you have seen me use this in past makeup routines. This is like a grownup, not even a glitter or a shimmer. It's more pearlescent in the effect. It's very light reflecting, but it's very sophisticated grownup. It doesn't read juvenile, but it really does add a lot of glow and light reflecting luminosity to your makeup look in this really gorgeous, subtle, sophisticated way. There's a lot of different ways that you can use this. It truly is a liquid highlighter."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

COSRX Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizer (Comfort Ceramide Cream)

"I will definitely get this again. Like I really like this."

✓Yay

69%Guru Score

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Soothing Cream

"This is another like OG light ceramide product that I've been recommending for so many years on my channel, and I know so many of my oily friends out there love this moisturizer. It has ceramides. It has cholesterol. It has fatty acids. It also has some centella content in here which brings a lot of calming and soothing to the skin. Reduces inflammation, redness, irritation."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream

"This is another great option for healing your skin barrier because it's got the ceramide cholesterol fatty acid content that we look for in our moisturizers. Plus, it has an occlusive factor to it. It also contains some soothing madecassoside, which is a biologically active compound found in centella. So, this one has a little bit of a soothing edge to it that calms down the irritation and the itchiness."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Prequel Half & Half Peptides & Ceramides Fluid Moisturizer

"For about $28, you can get Prequel Half & Half Peptides & Ceramides Fluid Moisturizer. This has a really similar texture to Haruharu, although it does feel a little bit lighter on the skin."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Medicube AGE-R Capsule Cream

"Like I said, that triple whammy of benefits. You want your moisturizer to do the most. You want your moisturizer to brighten up your skin. You can get a lot of benefit from one product right here just with that niacinamide. Or if you have multiple needs from your moisturizer, maybe you like something lighter for the day and something a little bit more moisturizing at night. You might be able to get all of those needs in one jar. Might save you some money."

✓Yay

65%Guru Score

Etude House SoonJung 2X Barrier Intensive Cream

"And this moisturizer is a really good kind of medium option. If you do have oily skin that's really ailing with sensitivities, this would be a very healing cream for you. Combo skin that is maybe not leaning one way or the other, it would be good for you. Or leaning a little bit more on the oily side, it would be good for you. Balanced skin types. If you are very dry, this isn't going to feel like enough for you. This is on the lighter side."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Saie Glowy Super Gel

"I picked this up on a whim a while ago, maybe at least two months ago at this point, and I wasn't sure if I was going to like it or not, but I actually ended up really really loving this and it's been a part of pretty much all of my makeup routine since I bought it. It's a flexible product. This is a pearlescent shimmery gel type of product. It can be used like a liquid highlighter. You can also use this as a full face primer to give a little bit more of that dewiness to your base makeup."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Dr.Althea 147 Barrier Cream

"Very soothing on application, very gentle on the skin with a nice kiss of moisture. I really love the texture of this. I think it's very soothing and healing. I think it has a lot of flexibility for different skin types and different uses. [...] I will say more people need to talk about this cream, especially if you have some sensitive skin or irritated skin because it is something that just kind of flies under the radar, but it's actually such a good moisturizer."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Anua 3 Ceramide Panthenol Moisture Barrier Cream

"And then there's some panthenol in here for hydration. This cream is very light with a good kiss of moisture to it, a lot of hydration. I do enjoy this cream and I really recommend it. [...] That said, while it has all those good barrier supportive ingredients and that nice hydrating panthenol, texture-wise and protective feeling-wise for my skin, it's just not enough. It's much thinner, lighter, with very little [occlusivity]."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All in One Cream

"And I actually really like the results of that. [...] For me what I love about this is the snail. It's definitely got like a snail-like texture with like blended into a cream which I really enjoy. It's got this very medium gel cream like texture. It is quite stiff but it does glide on the skin really beautifully and it is quite plumping like you would expect a snail product to be."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Micro Emulsion

"I was having some issues with my barrier earlier in January. It did address those. I got my skin back on track. Using this product, it kind of helped to keep that progress going. It kept my skin progress up. So, I was really impressed with performance, with the feel, with the texture. I really enjoy using it. I just found that I had less dehydration in my skin overall. It's maybe 5% less hydrating overall than [Paula's Choice], but it's also a fraction of the cost."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

CeraVe Intensive Moisturizing Lotion with 5% Urea

"I absolutely love this especially for hand care. [...] Hand care becomes increasingly important to me in the winter time because this season causes my hands to feel really dry, dehydrated, sometimes even itchy, irritated, and I get rough skin around my nail beds and hang nails. [...] What's different about this than the original moisturizing lotion [...] is the intensive version includes 5% urea."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream

"Everything about this cream is light. It's fluffy. But it does pack some really nice silky moisture into it as well. But $72 is a lot of money. Not super impressive in the ingredients. Not bad, [...] but not super impressive. Especially if you're well-versed in K beauty and J beauty products, you can get these ingredients at a fraction of the cost. And the texture is lovely, but it's not the only moisturizer out there that can serve you this type of experience."

✕Nay

81%Guru Score

Versed Skin Soak Rich Moisture Cream

"I find this texture from Versed so similar to Tatcha for a fraction of the price. We've got that light, fluffy quality, almost marshmallowy like feel to it. It's not quite as luxurious, not quite as elegant, but it's so darn similar. You do get that nice feeling of hydration from this moisturizer and then that really beautiful skin conditioning, skin softening. I love touching my skin. It feels so soft and nourished and conditioned on top, but it's not weighed down. It's not greasy."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Thank You Farmer Rice Pure Gel and Cream

"I always say it should be called the cream in gel moisturizer, not just gel and cream because the cream is legit inside of the gel. This is one of the most entertaining really charming skincare products out there. I really like this concept and it's not just for looks. It actually does serve quite an interesting purpose. The gel portion is one of those more fullbodied gels. It's not that light. There's definitely more of a fullness here. It really fills your skin."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

SkinFix Barrier Balancing Water Cream Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid

"It feels incredibly hydrating. This is diving in a little bit deeper and I think it can help to soothe some symptoms of dehydration. But it's very, very light. Sinks in deep. And then right at the top of your skin, you're going to feel a skin softening effect. Your skin's going to feel very smooth. And there's just a kiss of really light moisture. Just that little bit of creaminess in the texture just very gently hugs everything in without weighing your skin down."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Cocokind Electrolyte Water Cream

"This is a drink of water type of moisturizer. It feels cooling, refreshing, and if you do have a little bit of dehydration, it will feel like it sinks in deeper to kind of that source of your dehydration. The texture has just a little bit of bounce and body and plumpness to this, and that definitely helps to give some bounce and body and plumpness to your skin. It will plump it up and make it feel really nice and juicy, especially if you layer other hydrating products underneath it."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

AXIS-Y Panthenol 10 Smoothing Shield Cream

"It's really helping to hug all your skin care in place, but it's not like a seal. It's not so occlusive that your skin can't breathe. It's not overwhelming and it's not heavy. They've really walked an interesting line with a creaminess that's light on the skin and a little bit of an occlusive hug, but not like a shield or barrier. This isn't slugging. It has a very nice light, breathable quality that helps to hold everything in place. That's really why it's my recommendation for dehydrated skin."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Aestura Atobarrier 365 Cream (2025 reformulation)

"The reformulated Aestura felt a little too tacky and sticky for me. It didn't feel like it was settling fully into my skin. I was not a big fan of that reformulation. I don't think it's a bad product, I just don't personally love it and I'm salty about the reformulation. This cream right now would not perform for me in winter. It would be way too light."

✕Nay

75%Guru Score

Skin1004 Centella Asiatica Hyalu Cream

"This is the Skin1004 Centella Asiatica Hyalu Cream, which I love and I've used in so many of my routines over the last couple of months. It just has this lovely creamy but easily absorbed, breathable texture that I really really like."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Dr. Althea 345 Relief Cream

"I'm just really not impressed by it that much. [...] I don't feel that this product falls into that at all. I think there's a very specific type of person that will be really thrilled with this product and I will be honest with you I am not that person. [...] My skin type does not jive with this product at all. [...] I do have combination skin so I do produce a little bit more oil in my T-Zone area and then my U Zone area is more dry and prone to dehydration."

✕Nay

69%Guru Score

Purito Dermide Relief Barrier Moisturizer

"The Purito Dermide Relief Barrier Moisturizer is a fantastic ceramide cholesterol fatty acid moisturizer with a medium texture. It's not too heavy but just enough for combo skin that suffers with some dryness, folks that are going through some barrier issues and need a more protective moisturizer that's not too greasy, that's not too occlusive, that still allows your skin to breathe."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Pyunkang Yul Black Tea Enriched Cream

"I personally love it just because of the luxurious silky moisturizing texture. It's great for cold weather. My combination skin leans a lot more dry, I treat it almost like classically dry skin in the winter because the combination of the really cold icy winter weather plus the dry air inside from all the heat, I really need a lot of nourishment and this performs like a champion."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

SkinFix Barrier+ Triple Lipid & Peptide Cream

"It's very luxurious. [...] You really feel the oil content here. You feel that nourishing skin softening oil melting into your skin in this airy, fluffy, buttery texture. Very, very moisturizing. If you have dry, flaky skin, this will really soothe that very nicely. And because of the barrier strengthening lipids in here, it can be quite soothing to the skin as well. It does not feel occlusive though, so [...] this is why I feel like this cream may not be the best for those who have dehydration."

✓Yay

91%Guru Score

Hero Cosmetics Rescue Balm+ Red Correct

"Hero Cosmetics Rescue Balm Plus Red Correct, now I love this stuff. They have two versions from Hero: the Rescue Balm and then the Plus Red Correct. They are a post-blemish cream, basically meant to help heal and mend up your skin after a pimple has occurred, and it works, it absolutely works. I do get pimples that pop, I rub a little bit of this on it and [...] that peely, broken skin just starts to smooth over and heal up a lot faster."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

The INKEY List Super Solutions 10% Urea Moisturizer

"They came out with this a couple of years ago and I fell in love with it immediately. As a moisturizer, I think it will really suit folks who are a little bit on the oily side, they want something a little bit lighter. This is not the heavy rich creams I've been talking about all video long. So if you have oily skin or combination skin that leans oily, I think you'll like this. If you have more of a balanced or a normal skin type, I think you'll like this as well."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Lancôme Cream Skin

"Lancôme Cream Skin was reformulated last year and I do actually like this version. I do think that in the grand scheme of shopping at Sephora and the skincare that's available at Sephora it is a fairly unique product for that market. I really love how it combines hydration and moisture. It's a very watery formula."

~Mixed

73%Guru Score

SkinFix Barrier+ Triple Lipid & Peptide Cream (2023 reformulation)

"This is actually a lot more elegant. It's still incredibly rich, but it's actually sinking into my skin a lot better. It feels so soothing, it feels so restorative to my skin. It still smells funny but I don't mind that because it's performing for me so much better, and I just ended up using it so much in the cold weather. That's really where this cream shines, I think, for dry skin. It's incredibly rich."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Cream

"It definitely felt nice on application just didn't hold up throughout the day for me. [...] It's a middling moisturizer in my opinion at best. [...] I don't think there's anything in here that's bad, I just don't understand the price and I don't understand why it got hyped up, especially for the young crowd."

✕Nay

65%Guru Score

Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Acid Cream Moisturizer

"You get that unique scent with Laneige, you get a nice beautiful um cream kind of like hydrating gel cream texture here, it feels really nice, it feels really plumping on the skin. It's just not particularly unique, and so if you're crunched for a dollar, yeah, it's not going to be my recommendation."

~Mixed

66%Guru Score

SkinFix Barrier+ Restoring Gel Cream

"This one actually has a little bit more occlusivity, so I think if you do suffer with dehydration this might be the smarter choice not just because of the barrier protecting ingredients, but also because that little kiss of occlusion helps to tuck all your skincare in, hug in all the hydration, keep it in place, and act as a little bit of a barrier on your skin to prevent the dehydration."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Mary&May Idebenone Blackberry Intense Cream

"I've also been really into the Mary&May Idebenone Blackberry Intense Cream recently, and I love that antioxidant content in the morning and idebenone is a great antioxidant. It really does balance out for me personally the rich moisture and the hydration element, but it's just a little bit thinner and not as weighty on the skin, so something that I will choose for a morning but still spring nights I still need a nice good moisturizing protective nourishing cream."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Torriden Cellmazing Firming Cream

"I'm not super impressed with this. I was excited about it because it was a product I wasn't super familiar with from [Torriden], but I was a little let down. It's just a nice lotiony type cream. It's not quite enough for my skin. It's a nice pleasant cream, but it didn't really blow me away like the other lines from [Torriden] have. I looked at the ingredients a little side-eyed because maybe they could have thrown in a few more compelling firming ingredients."

✕Nay

69%Guru Score

Torriden Solid-In Ceramide Cream

"It really does soothe any areas that feel a little bit dry. This is definitely going to be best for combination skin that leans a little bit more dry or if you have a balanced skin type but you need a little bit more richness in colder weather, harsher climates. It could be that type of night cream or just that little bit of a richer cream when you go through bouts of dryness because the amount of moisture that it brings is so nice."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Purito B5 Panthenol Repair Cream

"This is so plumping, so hydrating, so juicy. You wouldn't expect it based on the texture because it comes out looking like a cream, but then you spread this onto your skin and it almost transforms into a gel moisturizer as you're working this into your skin. The deep panthenol hit with this one feels so good, especially in hot weather because it feels so refreshing on your skin as it gets so deep into the skin."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station Moisturizer

"This is one of my favorite gel cream moisturizers to recommend because it is just so hydrating and really refreshing for the skin. It uses 5% of Glycerin, which is a very good hydrator for the skin. What's interesting about glycerin is that it creates a reservoir of moisture or hydration or water right in the skin. Glycerin doesn't just feel watery and hydrating when you put it on, as you consistently use glycerin, it actually builds up the hydration in your skin."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Aestura Atobarrier 365 Cream

"The old formulation of the Atobarrier 365 Cream I would have given it a 9 out of 10. [...] It was a cream I really really loved, was so happy to recommend, my skin enjoyed it so much. However, now that it has been reformulated, I've updated my rating to a 6 out of 10. [...] It has lost its specialness, lost a lot of its uniqueness. This does not stand out to me among the many moisturizers I've used. It just kind of falls in the middle, it's getting lost in the pack."

✓Yay

90%Guru Score

COSRX Full Fit Propolis Light Cream

"I think it's a really nice light type of cream. It has an airy lotion-like feel to it, it's not a heavy dense buttery type of cream, it's very breathable. It actually has a good amount of hydration to it and a really nice light breathable moisture with very very little occlusivity, just a hint. So if you're looking for more of those lighter, airier types of moisturizers, really breathable, that don't really seal your skin off, this could be a really excellent choice."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Hero Cosmetics Rescue Balm

"I am putting this on the area and it really does work. It really speeds up the healing like two times faster. If I [...] just did normal skincare, I think that it's a lot slower to mend up on its own. Using this cream, it closes it up so much faster. But it doesn't just promote the healing by closing the wound; it really does promote the healthy healing of that wound, that smooth skin. I think it helps to cut down on the hyperpigmentation if you suffer from that."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Geek & Gorgeous Happy Barrier Cream

"I'm a really big fan especially of the moisturizers Hydration Station and Happy Barrier. I recommend them a lot because they're like no nonsense, they get the job done, they have great ingredients and they feel really nice."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion

"I love the Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion. It's really affordable and comes with a pump, so this is the one I really like to keep right next to my sink for right after washing my hands. It is very silky and nourishing but it's not overly greasy. It doesn't make my hands feel too slippery. It absorbs in really fast and easily, and I think it's just a really great straightforward everyday type of lotion."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Eucerin Urea 10% Cream

"If you have very rough skin on your hands or very itchy skin, this is the Eucerin Urea 10% Cream and this is something that is really great. Urea is an ingredient that can help to loosen what kind of holds all of that rough skin in place so it helps to loosen up keratin and that's what kind of helps the build up of the hard skin on our hands."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Mison Phyto Plump Collagen Night Cream

"This feels amazing on my skin, it's right up my alley. I don't really see fragrance, I don't really smell anything, so this is looking like it is a fragrance free option. [...] Especially if you like a little bit more nourishment and moisture at night time, especially in cold temperatures, this could be a really great option."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Bubble Slam Dunk Hydrating Moisturizer

"If you want a creamy moisturizer that bursts into hydration on your skin, I honestly think the Bubble Slam Dunk is more hydrating than Laneige. [...] This is a very, very surprisingly hydrating and very refreshing on the skin while still maintaining a richness and a creaminess and a moisturizing, comforting feel on the skin, with a little bit of occlusivity to hug everything in. But this is still a medium to lightweight type of cream."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Anua Heartleaf 70% Daily Lotion

"It doesn't feel greasy or oily at all, and once it absorbs you don't have a shininess or stickiness, but your skin is going to be insanely soft. It really conditions your skin and makes it feel so silky. You feel like you just cannot stop touching your face because it feels so soft. That said, this lotion has zero occlusivity. If you need your final moisturizing layer to hug it in or seal it in, this is not it. This will not fight dehydration on the skin. This is extremely light."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Pyunkang Yul Nutrition Cream Blue Label

"The Pyunkang Yul Nutrition Cream Blue Label retails about twelve dollars and this is an especially good deal in my opinion because this moisturizer is like twice the size of other moisturizers. Most moisturizers are about 50 milliliter of product, the Pyunkang Yul Nutrition Cream Blue Label is 100 milliliter of product, so you're getting like twice the amount for a really low price."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream

"I usually buy the tub and use it as a body cream, but [...] I've never really loved the tub for face application. I don't [...] like digging into a giant tub of moisturizer, so the squeeze tube has been really helpful for face application because I can control the amount. It's a really simple, straightforward, sensitive skin cream, and it's very occlusive, which is exactly what I'm looking for in a fall morning routine."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Stratia Liquid Gold Barrier Cream

"I've been using Stratia Liquid Gold mixed into two drops of The Ordinary Rosehip Oil [...] in my routine since 2018. [...] I add this back into my morning routine as an insurance policy to protect against my dry areas going way too dry as the temperature starts to drop."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Biossance Squalane + Ectoin Overnight Rescue Deep Repair Night Cream

"The Biossance Squalane Ectoin Overnight Rescue is a very similar moisturizer to the I Unique Beta Glucan 3X Cream, but it's like if you infuse that one with a ton more oil, emolliency and buttery richness. It's just more moisturizing and thicker, but it still has that occlusive protective feel, so it's the right next step as the season transitions for my skin."

✓Yay

65%Guru Score

Dr. Jart+ Advanced PDRN Rejuvenating Cream

"It won't get rid of fine lines and wrinkles, but it makes existing ones look better. [...] I've been using it for about a year and it makes my skin look rejuvenated, healthy, youthful, bouncy, and glowy in a subtle way. [...] If you're looking for glass skin, [...] this will get you there, because [...] glass skin is about the quality of your skin underneath the shine."

✓Yay

Notverified

La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream

"Now, this is truly one of the richest, thickest, most moisturizing, most protective cream I personally have ever used. Now, as I've mentioned a few times, I have combination skin. In cold weather, it goes extremely dry, especially in the depths of winter. Where I live in the Midwest, our winters can be quite harsh and so it really affects my skin. My skin goes nearly classically dry. I can use this and it brings so much relief and so much soothing to my skin and the rest of the year."

✓Yay

88%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5

"I also really like La Roche Posay Cicaplast Balm. This contains 1% of [dimethicone], a great occlusive ingredient. This is also blended in with some great soothing ingredients. If your dehydration is creating a little bit of irritation, sensitivity, or redness on your skin, you can put a thin layer of this on top of your moisturizer to create the ultimate sleeping pack for dehydrated skin. Or you can even mix a tiny amount into your moisturizer for the daytime for added protection."

✓Yay

92%Guru Score

CeraVe Moisturizing Cream

"One of my classic favorites for this is the CeraVe Moisturizing Cream. This is a occlusive cream that locks in all the hydration with a velvety finish, but it is not oily, greasy, heavy, or going to clog your pores."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Dr. Reju-All Advanced PDRN Rejuvenating Cream

"Nine months of consistent use, three empty tubes, and I'm already onto my fourth. [...] My skin looks healthier, fresher, rejuvenated, more lit from within. It's [...] definitely glowier, firmer, juicier and plumper, which I absolutely love. [...] The 20 ml is thirty dollars and the 60 ml [...] is eighty nine dollars, and [...] the true value is in the bigger tube if you know it works for you."

✓Yay

Notverified

Anua Rice 70% Ceramide Moisturizing Milk

"Great for combo skin types. If your combo skin maybe leans just a tiny bit more dry in certain areas, you're going to appreciate how much moisture this brings without the grease and without the thickness. This [...] doesn't bring a lot of [occlusivity] to the skin, [...] so if you're severely dehydrated, this may not be the very best moisturizer for you. But this is going to be really great for folks who maybe just have a tiny bit of dehydration, a little bit of that dry feeling on the skin."

✓Yay

Notverified

VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream

"I do have combination skin that leans oily in the summertime, and I do like to use this one in the summer. I started using this last summer and I was like, I love capsule creams. It feels so refreshing, so good in the heat and the humidity. My skin can breathe. I love the plumpness factor of these types of moisturizers, but I love that I can still get a kiss of moisture because my skin, even being combo, even being on the oily side, still responds to a good amount of moisture."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Dr. Reju-All Advanced LC Ceramide Barrier Cream

"I was using just some regular lotion and it just wasn't relieving the itch. This helped to relieve the itch because it really strengthened up my skin and really gave a lot of relief just on application, which was amazing. [...] So this is my recommendation for folks who are using a lot of aggressive actives and you want to keep your barrier strong, you want to give your skin some of that repairing relief, maybe possibly as a nighttime cream, but you don't want to clog your pores."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice 5 Ceramide Barrier Moisturizing Cream

"And this line in particular, I really do respect it for its abilities to really strengthen up and repair the skin barrier. They have a very traditional thick kind of a cream texture here, and there are some capsules in this cream that do contain the ceramides. And so this is a way to deliver the ceramides a little bit more efficiently into your skin, keeping the ceramides very efficacious and potent for your skin for skin barrier repair. This is a medium to thicker cream texture."

✓Yay

Notverified

Skin1004 Probio-Cica Rich Cream

"When you ferment centella, it really kind of opens up a lot of the vitamins, minerals, the probiotics, all of that that's so good for the health of your skin. It helps with your skin microbiome, which is actually something that is a defensive mechanism within your skin that actually works in tandem with your skin barrier. It just also can help to really enhance the benefits of centella."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Purito Deep Sea Pure Water Cream

"This is a gel cream, and there is such a plumping hydrating factor to this essence. The honey in here does give it this kiss of moisturization, but this plumpness is so amazing."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream

"I have to talk about Dynasty Cream because this is the product that made me fall in love with Beauty of Joseon so many years ago. I really fell in love with this cream because it was the absolute answer for me when I was struggling with my dehydrated skin."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Kaine Vegan Collagen Youth Cream

"This is the KAINE Vegan Collagen Youth Cream and OMG I'm obsessed with the texture because it's buttery and moisturizing but also hydrating. I really like that but it's not heavy, it actually has this like airy, almost whipped texture to it while still maintaining a lot of richness. This brings a lot of the balance that my skin is craving in a cream: a good amount of moisture but not a lot of thickness. I do like that this actually offers a little bit of a glow."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Paula's Choice C5 Super Boost Vitamin C Moisturizer

"The benefits on this are really great at brightening if you really just want to brighten up a dull or an uneven complexion. These products will really make your skin and complexion look more lively, more vibrant, more glowy from like lit from within. It will take definitely longer, especially if you're going to use the moisturizer to target hyperpigmentation. It's probably gonna fade at the slowest of all the products in the video, but that's kind of the name of the game with sensitive skin."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Cleansers41 reviews

Remedy Rich Cream to Foam Cleanser

"For my second cleanser, I'm using the Remedy Rich Cream to Foam Cleanser. This has a milky gel texture that foams up on your skin, but with a little bit of that moisturizing milkiness built in. It doesn't strip my skin of any essential moisture. That's the balance I really need for my combination skin. Especially as we're transitioning seasons, things can go a little bit haywire. Having a gentle cleanser to rely on is important."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Farmacy Green Clean Fragrance-Free Cleansing Balm

"For my first cleanser, I'm using Farmacy Green Clean Fragrance-Free Cleansing Balm. I've emptied a few jars of this already. It's just a very straightforward, reliable cleansing balm. It breaks up my makeup really effectively. It emulsifies with water and then rinses away really cleanly without any waxy residue, which is important because I'm prone to congestion and I can't have any waxy residue sitting around on my face causing problems."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Cocokind Milky Soft Face and Body Cleanser

"I washed my face with the Coco Kind Milky Soft Face and Body Cleanser. This is a fragrance-free, gentle option that works for both face and body. It's great for my sensitive skin and it doesn't strip anything."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Moisturizing Wash

"I've used so many bottles of this, I've been using it for about six years straight, and it's just so so good. It's a cross between a foaming gel cleanser and a moisturizing milk cleanser, so it's moisturizing and gentle enough for my skin in deep winter when it's really suffering, [...] but it's also not too heavy [...] in the summer months when I've got oil breaking through, especially in my T-zone, and I'm prone to congestion. It meets my needs in every season."

✓Yay

90%Guru Score

Prequel Non-Drying Glycerin Cleanser

"The prequel cleanser is a really gentle glycerin-based cleanser with very low foaming action that actually hydrates your skin. It's a really good gentle alternative to a milk or cream cleanser for hot summer months."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser

"I just can't get 100% with this one. I like it. I don't love it and I find myself not using it for my face all that often. This is an interesting texture because it is like a creamy gel, but it's more on the gel side than it is like on that richer creamy moisturizing side. And this is definitely meant for very dry skin, very sensitive skin to not strip the skin barrier. I think that it's actually very good at that. When you wash your face with this, your face will not feel dry and tight."

✕Nay

80%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser

"I would say this one is more for balanced folks, slightly drier skin types, this one's more for oily skin types. [...] It says for normal to oily skin. [...] I don't have oily skin and I do find this the tiniest tiniest bit drying. Not really like terribly stripping or anything, just tiniest. Because I already know I love the other one from the brand, I don't usually grab for this one. [...] This one is good for body. It's so good for the body."

~Mixed

86%Guru Score

SkinFix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser

"My skin just feels refreshed and not stripped but not filmy. And so that's why I loved it. [...] I don't know what kind of magic is going on with this cleanser. [...] The pump on this dispenses the exact right amount of cleanser. And you would not believe how incredibly important that actually is. I have tested so many cleansers where you do one pump and it's just so much product. It's like double the amount that you need just for your face."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Dr. Jart+ Pore Refresh Grinding Cleansing Balm

"I actually am not a big fan of this. It's not a trash product by any means, but it's not my all-time favorite. I did include this in one of my viral K beauty products I don't recommend video back in the summer. The grinding mechanism is [...] what made it originally very viral because [...] instead of a jar like packaging [...] where you would open it up and scoop out the balm with a spatula, [...] this one twists and shaves the cleansing balm off."

✕Nay

71%Guru Score

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule Foam

"I landed on the Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule Foam. This is their cleanser. There's nothing really bad about it necessarily, but it's actually just a little bit stripping for my skin. It just leaves my skin a little dry, a little tight. With continuous use, it would probably create some irritation and dehydration on my skin that would cause some inflammation, redness, itchiness. [...] I just wasn't really impressed with this cleanser."

✕Nay

71%Guru Score

Anua Heartleaf Plus Vitamin E Pore Control Cleansing Oil

"The worst Anua product at Ulta has got to be the Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil. It kind of just misses the mark for me personally on a couple different levels. Number one, it smells weird. It has this very medicinal smell. [...] I think there's some artificial stuff happening in here as well. This is a fragrance product, but for whatever reason, it just doesn't strike me as pleasant. It just strikes me as kind of medicine-y in a non-appealing way."

✕Nay

62%Guru Score

Then I Met You Living Cleansing Balm

"The least recommended from Then I Met You has got to be the Living Cleansing Balm for me personally. [...] This definitely has some essential oil content in it. I'm not the biggest fan of that. [...] For me personally, I just don't think it's a very good cleansing balm. I think it has kind of like a waxy sort of residue that kind of sticks to your skin. It's kind of hard to wash off and I just don't think it's amazing at removing makeup."

✕Nay

87%Guru Score

VT PDRN Grinding Cleansing Balm

"The one thing I didn't like about Dr. Althia is it had that waxy texture and hard to rinse feeling to it and this doesn't. This actually feels kind of like [...] it's a little bit silkier, a little bit meltier, a little bit thinner, less like coating your skin in an unpleasant way. And it removes makeup really, really nicely. I've only just started using this in the last couple of weeks, but I do feel like it is standing up [...] to the effectiveness of Beauty of Joseon."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

CeraVe Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

"It performs like a gentle foaming face wash. It does its job. I'm going to give it a nine out of 10. I think it's a pretty good cleanser."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Cetaphil Gentle Exfoliating Salicylic Acid Cleanser

"And this works pretty well to keep the skin clear. This definitely helped to keep the breakouts at bay. And when I emptied this, which was a while ago, my skin started to get a bit congested again, unfortunately. So this definitely works. And because this combination of exfoliants worked so well to keep my skin clear, I'm going to be rating this a nine out of ten."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Prequel Pre-Cleanse Cleansing Oil

"It does like to cling to the skin, so [...] you have to wash very thoroughly, and you can't really just splash and go with this cleanser, but [...] I put it in this month's favorites because I tried it just for that video, and [...] it has not left my sink side [...] since. It's stayed in my cleanser spot and I just go for it all the time now, so that's a testament to the product, it's working really nicely."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Prequel Gentle Cleanser

"I have been reading some reviews online and there have been some folks who have had some allergic reactions or sensitivities to this cleanser. [...] When we pack so much into a product, that's always going to be a concern. It does give you pause a little bit like, is 50% glycerin [...] too much? Is that just for marketing? [...] It's definitely working for your skin. It's definitely hydrating it. It's definitely doing something different than most average cleansers on the market."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Micellar Water

"I'm actually just going to use some Micellar Water from La Roche-Posay and I'm going to just put that onto a cotton pad to cleanse the sunscreen and any dirt and whatever off of my neck. You don't always have to rinse Micellar Water off your face but I do like to just go in with a wet washcloth just to get any of the remnants off because I do find like it can leave my skin feeling kind of sticky."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser

"Don't think that because it's slightly lower foam that it's not cleansing your skin. It cleanses the skin very effectively. This is actually one of my favorite recommendations for oily skin because I'm not going to be recommending high pH cleansers to anybody. Even if your skin is oily, it's just not good for your skin barrier. So this is a really nice light one with a fun type of texture."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Heimish All Clean Green Foam

"I don't personally use it much these days, but I still recommend it a lot, particularly for folks who are on a budget because it's one of the most affordable cleansers in K beauty. When I first started recommending it, it was about seven or eight dollars. I think it's gone up to about 12 now, though every site is different and you might find it for less or more. But generally, it's a very affordable, basic type of cleanser, and that's okay because cleansers are kind of boring and basic."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

PanOxyl 4% Benzoyl Peroxide Cleansing Wash

"This is the panang yel adoc cream Blue Label I really like this moisturizer it's very gentle um it is very uh barrier restorative as well"

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Klairs Gentle Black Fresh Cleansing Oil

"This is the Klairs Gentle Black Fresh Cleansing Oil, the fragrance free cleansing oil from Klairs. It's okay, I do like it. I remember when it came out many, many years ago and I reviewed it and I was like, yeah, I really like this. It's a good cleansing oil, I will happily use this until the bottle is empty. But it is actually a little thicker than my favorite cleansing oils are, and so it took me a minute to get used to this more cushy, thicker feeling oil."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Dr. Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser

"It is a gentle, sensitive skin friendly cleanser, I expect no less from Dr. Idriss, she really delivered on that front. It is not stripping, it feels really nice on the skin, it's kind of a silky, gel cream kind of texture. It feels like a foaming cleanser but it just doesn't foam up really harshly on the skin. It's not like a milk cleanser, it's not like actual straight up oil that you're putting onto your face, it's just like a really nice gel texture that doesn't strip your skin."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser

"First Aid Beauty gets it right with a gentle fragrance-free formula. I do find this to be very effective for cleaning the skin. If you're not into double cleansing, I do feel like this is something that could actually remove makeup and waterproof sunscreen pretty easily, you just have to be mindful and take your time. [...] I do find it to be gentle as well, and I do find that the bottle itself lasts a really long time."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Youth to the People Kale and Green Tea Spinach Vitamin Superfood Cleanser

"Not affordable right, $40 for a cleanser is quite a bit of money, and I personally, my philosophy is I really don't like to spend a ton on my cleansers, especially a product that you put onto your face but then you wash down the drain immediately. I'd rather invest my dollars into something that sits on my skin. [...] I personally just find that it doesn't work for my sensitive skin either. There's just a little bit of tightness, just a little bit of a squeaky clean feeling with this one."

✕Nay

64%Guru Score

Bloom Effects Royal Tulip Cleansing Jelly

"It starts to emulsify into more of a milk type of cleanser so it leaves your skin really soft and moisturized. It's not a balm, it's not an oil, but it actually does effectively remove and break down makeup and sunscreen really nicely without that balmy oily kind of feel. It washes away really cleanly so it's really unique, it's really different something I enjoyed."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

CeraVe Makeup Removing Cleanser Balm

"What's inside here is fine, it's fine and that's how I feel about it. It's not super duper impressive, it's not the best cleansing balm that I've used. [...] Does it remove makeup? Yes. Does it remove stubborn sunscreen? Yes. Does it take down stubborn eye makeup really well? It's fine, it does the job eventually. I think it needs a little bit [...] of help for really stubborn, waterproof, and hard to remove eye makeup, but it gets there. I've had products that get there a lot faster though."

~Mixed

59%Guru Score

Manyo Factory Vegan Heart Leaf Sea Cleansing Foam

"This is a nice cleanser, but it just felt a little bit drying for me. It is not a stripping cleanser. I just think that this whole line, the heart leaf sea line from Manyo Factory, is a little bit more geared towards oily skin types, and I don't have an oily skin type. I do have some oil in my T-Zone, but overall my skin is more combination leaning towards the dry side, especially in Winter. So this cleanser just felt like it took a little bit more moisture from my skin than I wanted it to."

~Mixed

66%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser

"It's not filmy, it's not thick, and it's not going to feel like your skin's not clean. But if your skin is very dry and ailing, you'll notice that this just kind of lightly helps to balance those dry areas out just a little bit. It's not the most moisturizing, but [...] if you're looking for that kiss of moisture, something that adds a little bit into your skin, doesn't take anything away but doesn't leave a heavy layer either, this would be a great one to check out."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Geek & Gorgeous 101 Mighty Melt Cleansing Balm

"This is a cleansing balm and I'm gonna give this The Smiling Emoji because I did enjoy this. I don't know that I'm in love with it or like wildly impressed with it but this is a very good product. I can't fault it too much. This is also a fragrance free cleansing balm which I find very hard to find. [...] I don't have really anything to fault the product with."

~Mixed

94%Guru Score

Isntree Green Tea Fresh Cleanser

"I want to love it, but it's just not right for my skin type. That said, I would not hesitate to recommend this for oily skin types. [...] The green tea line from Isntree really is geared towards controlling oil on oily skin types, and I feel like the cleanser is no exception. This is definitely gentle, definitely a low pH respectful type of cleanser. There's not stripping ingredients in here. The texture is more of a jelly, bouncy type of texture with real green tea bits in it."

~Mixed

74%Guru Score

Etude House Speedy Cleansing Oil

"It's a hard-working oil cleanser. It really does break through lots of layers of heavy makeup and sunscreen and mascara really effortlessly, melts everything down, and washes away cleanly. The reason I'm giving it star eye emojis is because it's so stinking affordable. It's just so hard to ignore something [...] that works effortlessly and that's easy on your wallet."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Klairs Rich Moist Foaming Cleanser

"This is the Klairs Rich Moist Foaming Cleanser. This is such a fun cleanser because it foams up, it's in that foaming pump bottle so you get a really sudsy experience while washing your face. It's a little bit different than your basic gel and cream cleansers."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Kose Softymo Speedy Cleansing Oil

"I just started using this cleansing oil about a week or two ago, this is a JBD brand it's under the Cozy line of products and this is something I've been wanting to try actually for a long time. It is a fragrance-free cleansing oil and it has a more medium kind of feel, it's not a super light oil but it's not like really heavy either, definitely somewhere in the middle."

✓Yay

94%Guru Score

CeraVe Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser

"I love that this is both a milky nourishing creamy kind of calming sensation but then it foams up and it actually cleans your skin effectively and rinses away without a film."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Pixi Clarity Collection Cleanser

"Usually I'll use like a salicylic acid cleanser or maybe like a glycolic acid cleanser and it really helps to cut down on the breakouts. This has not been working for me. The breakouts, especially on my chest, have not been going down when using this product. That's another reason why I'm like, I just don't know why I should even like tough it out and finish this. I don't like the smell, I don't like the performance. I don't like this product."

✕Nay

69%Guru Score

Hada Labo Cleansing Oil

"I absolutely love this because it retails about 12 dollars so super affordable and we're in that fragrance free sphere as well. I love the texture, it's a medium weight oil and it really just breaks down all of those thick layers really nicely. What I also love about it is it washes away cleanly. I really don't love cleansing oils that leave that film on my skin, even if I follow up with a foaming cleanser, but this oil cleanser just doesn't even have it."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Avène Tolerance Foaming Facial Cleanser

"The Avene foaming facial cleanser is a milky gel texture that's more gel-like than milk, but it is a gentle cleanser that will foam up, and that's exactly what I want right now. I like the foaming action especially to break up any additional residue from the cleansing oil or leftover makeup. [...] It's not so foaming and harsh that it strips away essential moisture from the areas that are starting to go dry, like the U-zone."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil

"Ranking number two is another La Roche Posay product, the Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil. Pretty much everything I love about the Lipikar AP+ wash I love about this one too. It's a big bottle, good value, and I can use it in and out of the shower. [...] It's gentle on my skin and serves me really well, but it's not always my favorite in deep winter when my skin is really dry, which is really the only reason it's ranked number two instead of number one."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm

"I absolutely enjoy. You've seen multiple empties of this. And I always say this is the balm cleanser that made me love balm cleansers. It's fragrance-free. It's got a very luxurious, melty balm texture. If you're more of an oil cleansing person, you will like the texture of this. It's very melty, very luxurious. Really good at getting the job done. And it's also one of the more affordable balm cleansers as well, especially for sensitive skin."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Isntree Yam Root Vegan Milk Cleanser

"That's going to be the Isntree Yam Root Vegan Milk Cleanser. For me, oh my gosh, look at this beauty, this milky, creamy, silky, luxurious, rich, nourishing, comforting texture. This is truly the most luxurious milk cleanser I think I've ever tried. This feels amazing on the skin. What an experience. A true milk cleanser just spreads so beautifully on the skin. It offers that moisturization and that nourishment."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Sunscreen41 reviews

Nivea UV Super Water Gel EX SPF 50+ PA++++

"This has been my go-to body sunscreen for summertime. [...] I really don't like wearing body sunscreen normally, especially the heavy duty water-resistant ones that feel like rubbery Barbie doll legs on my skin, but [...] this is a Japanese J-beauty formula with some denatured alcohol in it that helps it [...] dry down and [...] form a film on [...] the skin without that greasy, sitting-on-top feeling."

✓Yay

90%Guru Score

Nivea UV Super Water Gel SPF 50 PA+++

"I [...] started using this [...] product a long time ago, [...] forgot about it for years, and recently brought it back into my routine. [...] It's still actually a really good body sunscreen, even though it has less protection than the EX version. [...] I keep it by my back door so [...] I never forget [...] to put it on, and [...] it's about convenience, wanting to wear it and making it easy to wear, which is why these are the most emptied sunscreens of my summer."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

iUNIK Centella Calming Daily Sun Water SPF50

"It's also really great for makeup application. I use this specifically for casual sun exposure when I know [...] the UV is lower and I'm not going to be outside that long, not for [...] high UV situations, sports, or sweating. [...] This just feels so much better on the skin, so much more breathable, so much lighter, and it solves the problem of not wanting to wear a heavier sunscreen on those low key days."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ (Korean formula)

"I'm using a chemical formula today. It does not have much of a white cast. This is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++. It's an elegant formula that works well with this method. [...] My makeup is intact and there's a full layer of sunscreen on top of my makeup, offering very good protection that you can control. [...] Plus, it's incredibly affordable. I mean, this is a budget hack."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

VT PDRN Aircloud Sunscreen SPF 50

"So this is what I carry in my purse most summers for reapplying on the go, especially over makeup. [...] What I really like about it, it's just like a makeup compact. So there is a mirror in here which is definitely convenience factor, especially if you're touching up over makeup. But it also means that I can carry this in my purse without fuss. Like, it's not going to spill or break or leak or melt. So, I just really like the convenience factor for carrying it around, for reapplying."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Supergoop Glow Dry Body Oil SPF 50

"This is a newer discovery for me, but I like wearing this. My skin feels comfortable in this. And not only that, my skin is moisturized but not greasy. [...] The oil effect of this product makes your legs look killer because you get a little bit of that shine, and so it just makes everything look a little bit better, a little bit more dewy, a little bit more glowy, a little bit more summery, if you will, but it's not heavy and thick and plasticky feeling on your skin."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum SPF 50+ PA++++

"It's hydrating and a little bit creamy, but it's not like your traditional overwhelming emollient moisturizing sunscreen. And there is a kiss of glow and a kiss of dew to this one that's going to give you that glass skin appearance everyone's looking for. It's one of my favorites because it doesn't have a white cast on my skin tone. It works really well underneath makeup and it doesn't irritate my sensitive skin."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Day Dew Sunscreen Lightweight SPF 50

"I'm very much in the middle. It does spread really beautifully, but there is a bit of white streakiness that kind of needs a little bit of extra elbow grease to work in. It's not hard to spread, but when you first put it on you're like, 'Oh no, I'm gonna get a white cast,' but then you see how it kind of blends in, you just have to spend a little bit more time spreading it. It's a little bit of a thicker texture."

~Mixed

66%Guru Score

Innisfree Daily UV Defense SPF 36 Sunscreen

"This is a product that in the past I've liked but not loved. It's SPF 36, which is pretty low SPF for K beauty usually. You know, SPF 50 is the standard. This is a little meh in the SPF protection. It's always used the older generation chemical filters, so nothing has been tweaked here. This is what the formula has always been. It does have some fragrance that is pleasant but fairly strong in my opinion, and I'm not a big fan of that. It's not as elegant in the texture."

✕Nay

67%Guru Score

Supergoop Resetting 100% Mineral Powder SPF 35

"It's like a zinc oxide powder, so there is some sunscreen protection in here. It's not going to give you like super duper full coverage sunscreen protection, but it's actually kind of a nice product for touch-ups, especially when you want a little extra sun protection or you want to control the oil. [...] Not only does it help to take down the shininess just because it is a powder product, [...] but I find this one to be pretty good at controlling oil."

✓Yay

62%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Matte Sun Stick SPF 50

"I also carry the Beauty of Joseon matte sun stick, the same one you saw me with last summer, and I am on another one this summer. I like to use it on the tops of my hands especially, and on any exposed areas that need more sunscreen like my legs."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Medik8 Advanced Day Ultimate Protect SPF 50+ HD Fine Moisturizer

"I use the Medik8 Advanced Day Ultimate Protect sunscreen on my neck and chest. I did not love it on my face, but it has a nice, very lotion-like, elegant texture. It smells a little bit like sunscreen at first but that smell goes away, and since it was sent to me by the brand I like to use it up rather than waste it."

~Mixed

63%Guru Score

Heart Leaf Calming Moisture Sunscreen

"I use this a lot in hot weather because it's one of the few that I can stand to wear on my skin in the hottest and most humid days where I live. And sometimes folks ask me for sunscreens that don't contain niacinamide because they have their own individual skin sensitivities. This is the sunscreen. This is one of the few rare K beauty sunscreens that does not contain niacinamide in it. So whenever I get that question which sunscreen doesn't have niacinamide, this one, this is my recommendation."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Daily Tinted Fluid Sunscreen SPF 40

"They found a good balance between the tints, the undertones, the sheerness, and the zinc. [...] I'm kind of leaning towards a six out of ten. I'm not over the moon about using this every single day because I am feeling some dryness. [...] Denatured alcohol and zinc oxide are two ingredients that have historically, time after time, made my skin feel dry and dehydrated. [...] The more I'm talking to you, the more I'm feeling it in my dry areas."

~Mixed

64%Guru Score

Skin1004 Air Fit Suncream Light SPF 30

"Skin1004 Air Fit Suncream Light SPF 30 is my favorite. Why reinvent the wheel when you don't have to? I love this sunscreen so much."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment SPF 30

"Every time I wash this off of my face my skin looks smoother brighter more even tone my skin feels more clarified"

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Glow Sun Ampoule SPF 50+ PA++++

"I recently tried this one, this is a new release from Skin1004, and I do like the other products in the Probio-Cica line. I don't think I like this sunscreen though. This is very much like a first impression review that I'm giving you. I was very excited about this, but I think it's irritating my skin because every time I wear it, now granted it's only been a few times, every time I've worn it it's made my skin feel itchy."

✕Nay

68%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Pure Mineral Relief Daily Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA++++

"I personally hate [...] mineral sunscreens, but I do like this one. I don't like mineral sunscreens because I have some melanin in my skin, so [...] there will always be some type of white cast, [...] and I also have very dehydration-prone skin and [...] mineral filters seem to zap a lot of moisture from my skin. However, what really impressed me about this sunscreen is that it actually doesn't really seem to dry out my skin that much."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Purito Daily Soft Touch Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA++++

"It works really beautifully underneath makeup though. I think that grippy top I really like that for makeup because it almost like doubles as a primer, and I'm a big fan of makeup primer so when a sunscreen can actually take the role of that it's pretty impressive. I do feel very comfortable sweating in this sunscreen."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Goodal Heartleaf Calming Moisture Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA++++

"I have been raving about this sunscreen for years at this point now it really is one of my favorites for its lightweight feel and I often classify this as a weightless type of sunscreen. I really cannot stand heavy feeling sunscreens especially in the summer especially for my daily sunscreen and something that I'm going to use underneath makeup right and so this fits the bill perfectly."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Wet Skin Sunscreen SPF 50+

"This is my go-to body sunscreen when I need something high protection water resistant hardworking for high UV hot days. This is also one of the few sunscreens that I feel very protected if I were to go swimming with. I used this when I was in Greece when I would swim in the sea, this is what I would choose to protect my skin with. Really really good one, 10 out of 10."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel SPF 50+ PA++++

"Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Tinted Sun Gel, it is part of the top 10 bestseller list. It's a chemical sunscreen using six filters. Some of these chemical filters are the older generation, so beware if you have sensitivities. It does have the watery gel texture like the name suggests. It feels really cooling and refreshing and breathable, but it does have quite a dewy finish that some folks love like I do, and some folks really hate. So be aware that it is very shiny in the finish."

~Mixed

84%Guru Score

Skin1004 Helika Sun Stick SPF 50 PA++++

"This one has such an interesting texture, stepping the pitfalls of waxy balmy greasy sun sticks. This does actually have a matte finish as well, but what's interesting about this is you apply it to your skin and it definitely feels silky when you're applying it. There's just a little hint of de, but not too much. I really feel like once it absorbs and the skin settles the de goes away, but it almost has like this airy powdery finish to it. I think oily skin types will adore this."

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel UV Sunscreen SPF50 Clear

"I do find it to be a very affordable, a great sunscreen. The word mermaid skin gel is referring to the fact that this is a sunscreen that is going to give you a lot of dewiness to your skin, a wetness if you will to your skin, and it is really sold as like a works great under makeup type of sunscreen. This one being a hybrid sunscreen so they're using chemical and mineral filters. Because there is that hybrid there, there is a bit of a white cast to this."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

COSRX Aloe Soothing Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA+++

"What really makes this popular is the texture. It looks like it's going to be this heavy cream but it actually just melts down into a really thin gel, so breathable, so lightweight on the skin. It absorbs really fast and it doesn't leave a greasy, moisturizing finish like a lot of sunscreens can do. It's just so pleasing in the texture, so easy to use. There is some denatured alcohol in here, and that is such an amazing ingredient for sunscreens. It makes the sunscreen absorb and dry down fast."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Blue Stone Sun Shield UV Visor

"This is a really high quality sun shield from Blue Stone Sun Shields. They really take care with the reflective coating. The shield here actually protects you from about 99% of UVB and UVA rays, which is awesome. I like that it's adjustable, it's comfortable, it's a little futuristic but I think it actually is kind of fashionable and fun at the same time too."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40

"This is the gateway drug for a lot of people who are used to shopping for their cosmetics at Sephora especially. This is one of the best sunscreens available there, and I think for a lot of people this is the first time they've experienced a sunscreen that feels elegant, that feels breathable, that feels comfortable, that feels like a product they don't mind putting on every single day. I can't discount the product for doing that. That's awesome."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Missha Waterproof Sun Milk SPF 50+ PA++++

"There's a lot of fragrance at play here, but even the actual scent of this I hate it so much, it is so cloying and gross. It smells like baby powder that was made into a perfume, like it's so concentrated, it's so perfumey, it's almost cologne-like. I don't mind that powdery baby scent but it was just so thick and it just sticks with you all day long. This one I found headache-inducing because it's just so hard on your nose and your senses. I did not like it at all."

✕Nay

62%Guru Score

Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk

"This is probably my second favorite from the video to be completely honest with you. I was really impressed with how it stood up to a lot of sweat. If you're going to be really active outside, you can go and be active with this. I think you would be happy with how this stays on the skin, how it grips, and protects the skin. But especially if you're somebody who also likes to wear makeup, this really performs nicely as a makeup base in my opinion as well, just like a nice smooth kind of canvas."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Care Sun SPF 50+ PA++++

"I do like this sunscreen. It definitely feels like some of my favorite K-beauty sunscreens with that more essence-like feel, a little hydration, a little bit of moisture. It feels skin care-like, if you will. I do like how this feels and how it performed on my skin. I didn't detect any white cast, no peeling on reapplication. I think this worked well underneath makeup. But the one thing that struck me a lot about this is that it just really was not super water resistant."

~Mixed

75%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.1 Clear Filter Sun Essence SPF50+ PA++++

"I was really impressed with the texture and that's why it's a favorite for me and why I've been using it a lot this month. The texture is really weightless. It's one of those sunscreens that I say I forget that I'm wearing it, and that's a good thing. What I mean when I say I can't feel this sunscreen is it's not heavy."

✓Yay

88%Guru Score

Klairs All Day Airy Sunscreen

"As soon as I started using this bottle of sunscreen I was like, oh yeah, I remember why I loved that one so much. This blow my mind and feel like new and innovative? No, not at all. I've definitely evolved in my sunscreen use and the products I've been exposed to, and I think the market has changed a lot since that original product came out. But all that being said, this really does maintain a lot of those main characteristics that made it special in the first place."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Natural Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA++++

"If you like mineral sunscreen I have a suggestion: it is the Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Natural Sun Cream. This is SPF 50+ PA++++, using zinc oxide for the protection. It's actually a really light, almost essency kind of a texture, like a gel cream. It spreads in a really nice thin but protective layer and it dries quite quickly on the skin with minimal shine. There might be a little bit of dewy but it's not overly greasy and shiny like some sunscreens are."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Avène Very High Protection Unifying Tinted Fluid SPF 50

"I love the tint so much, it's just enough to give you that perk up on your skin. Using it with a primer it lasts a lot longer. This really helps me achieve not having a face of melting makeup, and it's [...] stress-free and saves me so much time. The tint is just so perfect. [...] Now that I've got it down, I'm out the door in just five minutes to perk things up and I'm not worrying about melting, I'm not worrying about caking, I'm not worrying about any of it."

✓Yay

63%Guru Score

Neutrogena Beach Defense Sunscreen Lotion SPF 60 Plus

"Neutrogena just in general I think is one of the most innovative brands for sunscreen in the American Market. I really do think they offer some really really great sunscreen formulas and I do think their Beach Defense line is probably one of the best water resistant lines for specifically being in the water. I find their sunscreens incredibly water resistant. This is water resistant up to 80 minutes. It does have fragrance and the fragrance actually lingers quite a bit."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Coppertone Sport Sunscreen Lotion

"The scent itself doesn't linger. It's really a very light smell of traditional sunscreen with a little bit of a pleasant clean smell to it. It's not super floral, it's not overpowering at all, and once you apply it you really don't smell it again at all. [...] I really enjoy the texture of this because it's a lighter lotion type of texture. Some sunscreens can have a really thick or greasy feel to them, almost like they sit on top of your skin and never really dry down or absorb."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture Airy Fit Daily Sunscreen SPF 50

"My sunscreen is the Haruharu Black Rice Moisture Airy Fit Daily Sunscreen, and I love it. I've been using it year-round. [...] This works so well for my sensitive skin, and I adore it. It has a great velvety finish that works really well as a makeup primer, and [...] it's kept me protected in all seasons. [...] It doesn't make my skin look too shiny, but it's not mattifying or drying out my skin either. It's just really comfy."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 50 PA++++ (Korean formula)

"It is one of those viral products that has actually maintained its popularity because it was viral like two years ago and yet it's still a bestseller. It is delivering worthiness right people do like it they are returning to it. I do like the texture of this. It has a really airy feel, it is actually similar to a water gel-like texture, very good absorbency into the skin, not overly shiny or wet looking once it is settled onto the skin, and a comfortable, breathable type of sunscreen."

~Mixed

87%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Moist Sun Serum SPF 50+ PA++++

"It dries super fast on the skin, which is incredibly appealing for a lot of folks. They're also using some essential oils, which I've already covered, not an ingredient for me. I just kind of put this in the middle of the pack because I respect why people like this. I know a lot of people I've given away a lot of my sample products and [...] I've given this sunscreen away a lot, and all I ever hear back is how great it is."

~Mixed

66%Guru Score

TOCOBO Bio Watery Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA++++

"I love that I really like the texture of this and I like that this has like a little bit of dew, like a little kiss of dew to the skin, but it's not super duper wet looking or super greasy looking in the finish. I think it just feels really nice, refreshing, and looks that way on the skin. The moisture that it offers feels really good because it's moisturizing but it's not heavy, it's not greasy on the skin, it's not like a thick cream on the skin."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

House of Dohwa Rice Brand Sunscreen

"Absolutely no white cast here. It's really easy to reapply on the skin because it's so light, it doesn't build up really thick and heavy on your second application, and there's absolutely no pilling. It works beautifully underneath makeup because it's got that little kiss of dew that makes your skin just look really really good. There is artificial fragrance in the formula, and the level of scent is squarely medium. It will linger a little bit on your skin but it's not so heavy and perfumey."

✓Yay

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Mists & Essences40 reviews

Innisfree Green Tea Ceramide Milk Barrier Essence

"This is great for cranky skin, especially if your skin goes a little bit red or inflamed. I've also used this when I've had a few inflamed pimples and it helps take the inflammation and redness down. Green tea is amazing for that, it's also a good antioxidant, just great for supporting healthy skin overall. This is my second empty of this product, I emptied one and immediately opened another."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Caserex Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizing Mist

"So, honestly, I do recommend this for all skin types. Do know that there's a kiss of moisture here. The ingredients here really cannot be beat. I really like this line from Caserex, but this mist in particular really fits the bill for lightweight barrier repair. If [...] you're on a tight budget, you can only get one product and you want the best one or the one that is going to give you the most of those good ingredients to strengthen up your skin barrier, this might be the one for you."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule

"That's a great value serum. This is [...] a one-star ingredient product, meaning there's only one active ingredient to focus on, and that is centella extract. Centella soothes irritation, heals the skin, it's amazing for acne prone skin, it reduces inflammation and redness, and it promotes wound healing on the skin and skin repair. That also means it can have some anti-aging benefits for collagen stimulation as well because how do we heal wounds? By stimulating collagen."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence

"I actually find both of these really nice, they're really good quality products. They're just really standing out to me for different skin types and different skin concerns. The humectant content, the lightness in the application, the way it doesn't feel as heavy on my skin, and the way that it's not so overly rich, it's not causing congestion or whiteheads for me."

~Mixed

75%Guru Score

Dr. Althea Aquamarine Jelly Mist

"This is the Dr. Althea Aquamarine Jelly Mist. [...] I really enjoy it. It is a sprayable jelly, thick jelly type of texture, and it layers in some more hydration with that gel texture. It's very plumping, but because it's sprayed, it is a nice fine even application. It's not too heavy or sticky. I do tend to do a generous spray with it. It feels really nice and light in the mist, but as you start to pat it in and spread it across your skin, you're going to feel building up that plumpness."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Mixsoon Bean Essence

"It just sort of sits on top of your skin. I don't think it's particularly effective peeling or exfoliating gel. I don't think it's a particularly effective hydrating serum. It might be an interesting moisturizing fermented type of product if you can tolerate the texture. I think it's interesting. I don't think it's good."

✕Nay

69%Guru Score

Dr. Althea 345 Relief Cream Mist

"Because of how it's being delivered to the skin because of this packaging, I just think that it actually pulls the product back from being effective in any way that you might want to use it. It's really not my favorite. [...] Maybe if you are very oily, acne prone, you might like how light this feels on your skin, but at that point, you don't really need a cream mist. You don't really need a moisturizing layer inside of a mist. You just need a hydrating mist. I'm just not a fan of this one."

✕Nay

60%Guru Score

COSRX Ceramide Skin Barrier Moisturizing Mist

"This avoids all of those issues. It's a really good mist. [...] I've been loving it so much, especially as the weather is getting a little bit more mild. My combo skin is starting to wake up the oil a little bit, trying to avoid congestion as much as possible, and this is fitting the bill beautifully. This is pretty versatile. I would recommend this for [...] combination skin, oily folks who like a liquidy cream type product like a cream mist or essence as a final layer."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Cicaplast B5 Spray

"I've been using this product actually for a while, and I do like what's inside of the bottle. It's a little bit hydrating, but very soothing, very comforting. Helps to take down some redness. I really don't like the mist because it is, as you heard and saw, it's just a traditional kind of pump. It's a very uneven spray. But you know what? I really like what's inside of here."

~Mixed

79%Guru Score

Then I Met You Giving Essence Brightening & Hydrating Treatment

"I would say that the product that I most recommend from Then I Met You is the Giving Essence. I'm a really big fan of this particular product. It's a really good example of what an essence is in the Korean skincare world because the names, toners, essence, even serums and ampules have all kind of blurred and blended together in a very interesting type of way."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence

"I really love the hydro essence in this line, too. And I do recommend this one. This is interesting because it is a little bit more thick in texture than the cream mist. This is an essence that you would pour out onto your hands. But it's more of like a gel meets a cream texture instead of that purely creamy milky texture."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Aestura Atobarrier 365 Cream Mist

"I love the misting format because it actually puts so much control back into your hands. You get a really nice even application, fine misting application of this richer, more moisturizing toner essence product, but it's so easy to build that moisture up with control without overdoing it so quickly if you were just pouring it out into your hand. Ingredients wise, we do have the lab made ceramides in here as well as some cholesterol, some hydrating glycerin."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Phlur Vanilla Skin Body Mist

"I actually started with the vanilla skin from Phlur back in October. And I do deeply enjoy the smell of vanilla skin, but for whatever reason, it does not last on me at all. It is extremely disappointing because I really love their vanilla. I love any vanilla or caramelly kind of perfume, and those always do really well with my body chemistry, but this just would not stick and it was really frustrating for me."

~Mixed

77%Guru Score

Skin1004 Probio-Cica Intensive Ampoule

"This is going to be great for folks with a balanced skin type, with a combination skin type, folks who are looking for some barrier care and strengthening in their serums as well as a skin healthy serum that can help to support a glowing complexion. This serum really focuses in on the benefits of Centella. Centella is a multi-beneficial ingredient. This is why you see it in so many skincare products because it can really do a lot for lots of different skin concerns."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Farmacy Honey Milk Hydrating Essence

"It does soothe the skin, bring anti-inflammation benefits, anti-redness benefits, and that moisture to the skin that's very calming, but it's not overwhelming. It's not oily moisture. It's not heavy moisture. So it can actually be a really good kind of moderate moisture choice for folks who need the nourishment but don't need the weight, who don't need the richness. [...] 10 out of 10. I really enjoy this product."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Mary&May Vegan Blackberry Complex Cream Essence

"I like this one because it offers a little bit of moisture to my skin, but it still feels lighter and refreshing for this still very hot weather that we're having."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Cocokind Calming Magnesium Mist

"This just adds that layer of comfort and soothing to my skincare routine. Sometimes I do also put a layer in between my toner and essence and serum just to get a little extra blast of the ingredients. And remoisturizing your skin care layers kind of helps it absorb into your skin a little bit better, too. So it can function two ways there. And I do notice that with more long-term use, it does help mildly with the redness."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Tower 28 SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray

"I have been using it in the winter and as I shared with you in my March favorites, I've been using it over the last couple of months to help prevent breakouts from sweating. My skin can sometimes get very irritated when I sweat a lot from my workouts. I'll use this spray before I work out, I'll sometimes spray it right after, or I sometimes build it into my routine right after my shower from working out. [...] It's not a toner. It's not an essence."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

By Wishtrend Propolis Energy Boosting Essence

"This duo is one of my favorites throughout the year but I find myself especially gravitating towards these two products in the springtime because these are my secret products for helping to address breakouts for my sensitive skin. Both of these products do feature propolis, which is a really great anti-inflammatory ingredient. It's great for reducing redness and inflammation and irritation on the skin. It's a wound healing ingredient. It also has antibacterial properties."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

SK-II Facial Treatment Essence

"There's a little bit more juicy plumpness to this SK-II Facial Treatment Essence. This works so fast and gives such great results on the skin. It really brings a very beautiful glow to the skin, it really improves the quality and the texture of my skin, it helps to smooth out texture and pores, and it's just really a fantastic product. I use this as an occasional treat for my skin, and quite honestly with this one I think it's okay to do that because it works so well."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Missha Time Revolution The First Treatment Essence 5X

"This is actually a really great alternative to the SK-II not just for budget but I think also on ingredients as well. They're not using galactomyces ferment but they're using some other fermented ingredients that offer similar benefits. They're using 97% yeast ferment extract, which is what Missha is calling their fermented seea enzyme extract, and so this is a fermented ingredient that helps to improve skin tone and texture."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence

"I haven't actually been to dehydrated during this cold which has been really nice"

✕Nay

77%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.3 Super Glowing Essence

"They do make me itchy, and this product is no exception. It made me itchy. The essential oil that they use here is rose geranium oil, and that's really the forward scent that you're getting. It's a very floral, rose-based type of smell, but it's just not [...] for me. I don't really particularly enjoy it. It doesn't feel very sophisticated or interesting to me at all, quite honestly."

✕Nay

52%Guru Score

Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Kombucha Tea Essence

"The Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Kombucha Tea Essence, 2021 is when I discovered this product, and I have to say it was a good year for skincare for me. It's also just beautiful, I love these two layers here, the hydrating tea portion. My skin does really well with tea, it really does help to reduce inflammation and perks up my complexion, so this is a really beautiful tea portion, and then this creamy portion that's based in sunflower oil."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Skin Food Royal Honey Propolis Enriched Essence

"I use this as a serum. It has a good amount of propolis in it and it really does support not only a glowing beautiful healthy looking complexion but it also supports some moisture in the skincare routine, a little bit of plumpness in your skin. I think that this is a little bit of a more elegant, richer take on propolis, and so this is going to be more of an ingredient for combination skin and dry skin folks."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Lancôme Cream Skin Refiner Mist

"It just bursts into hydration, fills every little crevice of your skin with deep down refreshing hydration. It feels awesome. I did prioritize using this, showed it in a few routines, emptied it. I'm going to miss it since it's discontinued. It's something I go through very fast."

~Mixed

77%Guru Score

Missha Time Revolution Artemisia Treatment Essence

"I've used so much mugwort, I love a lot of different mugwort products, nothing has worked as fast as this and has calmed down my skin as fast as this. There is something about the way they treat this extract that is really bigger and better for the skin. It is a very potent mugwort extraction as well. You can smell it from the bottle, a very intense smell. There's no fragrance, nothing has been added to enhance that; it is just a highly concentrated extract of mugwort that you're smelling."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Missha Time Revolution The First Treatment Essence Intensive

"I don't think it falls behind the performance of 5X. [...] It definitely brightens up dull skin, increases skin hydration, just makes your skin feel stronger in the long run. [...] The yeast, the sweet, and enzyme yeast extract as well as the bifida is where the majority of the benefits are coming from. The additional ferments in the enriched, I don't think makes it edge ahead of 5X. I think the performance is the same, it's just a little bit more hydrating and a little bit more plumping."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Manyo Factory Bifida Biome Complex Ampoule

"[Manyo] came out a little bit further in my personal testing it just seemed to work a little bit faster um a little bit bigger for the skin"

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

COSRX Advanced Snail Radiance Dual Essence

"This is an old favorite of mine I've liked this for many many years and I didn't quite realize that there was glutathione in here but once I realized that I was like this actually makes a lot of sense why this works so well. It's better known for its snail secretion filtrate contents about 72% as well as the 5% of niacinamide that's the difference between this product and the original COSRX 92 snail mucin power Essence."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Secret Key Starting Treatment Essence

"I really like the essences from Secret Key as well as from Sinic, they don't break the bank, they give you back to my SE ferment, and if you're struggling with dull skin or maybe just starting that brightening journey or looking to kind of boost those glowy results, do consider adding this ingredient into your routine."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Jumiso Snail Mucin 95 Plus Peptide Facial Essence

"Snail is an amazing ingredient that has various benefits for the skin. It's a really amazing hydrator, it really helps to hydrate, smooth, plump, and calm the skin. It's a very healing ingredient and so it can be very helpful for those who have sensitive skin but also for those who suffer with acne. It's anti-inflammatory, it helps to heal those pimples up, and it can also reduce inflammation and redness."

✓Yay

88%Guru Score

I'm From Mugwort Essence

"I love this because it is such a simple ingredients list. It is just mugwort, that's a little bit of water, there's some preservatives in here, but this is what's considered a single extract essence so they're really just using one extract, one star ingredient to really give you all of the benefits using a high quantity in this essence. Mugwort is an amazing ingredient, you know it is very soothing. A lot of people go towards mugwort for soothing irritation."

✓Yay

70%Guru Score

I'm From Mushroom Collagen Ampoule

"This is a really interesting product because it's using snow mushroom extract and snow mushroom actually has very similar properties to hyaluronic acid. Its ability to attract and bind hydration into the skin, snow mushroom extract is an alternative ingredient that does that exact same thing for the skin. It binds and traps that hydration into the skin. It's got that big plumping molecule to it as well."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Essence

"I'm feeling a really pleasant hydrating gel texture, it's spreading really nicely. The smell [...] is very strong with some essential oils and fragrant compounds. It has a very woodsy scent, clean woodsy rather than smoky. It's got a pleasant lightweight feeling with a hydrating gel essence."

✓Yay

64%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence

"The Haruharu Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence [...] is my cold weather hero. It is so incredibly moisturizing, and it feels so nourishing on my skin. [...] I have to put it away in late spring and summer because it's too rich for my skin and I will break out if I use it in hot months, but once the cold weather rolls around it keeps my skin so happy and comfortable."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Dr. Ceuracle Vegan Kombucha Tea Essence

"The Dr. Ceuracle Vegan Kombucha Tea Essence is perfect for October because I still have some oil in my T-zone, but my U-zone is starting to get dry. It's the perfect combination of a watery tea essence that helps my complexion glow, plus the creamy portion based in sunflower seed oil that nourishes my skin without overwhelming it. It has been a favorite of mine since 2021, so you know it works well for my combo skin."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water

"It's the clinical amount that you want in niacinamide 2% to really start to show effects for dullness, unevenness, and even addressing hyperpigmentation on the skin. [...] At 2% niacinamide also helps to strengthen your skin barrier. Your skin barrier is the root of all healthy skin. Skin that is not healthy is not glowy, is not bright, is not going to resist dullness and unevenness. It is going to look lifeless. [...] The niacinamide is doing double duty here."

✓Yay

67%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Silk Essence

"We have NAD+ for cellular energy, peptides for collagen support, and there's a strong base of protective antioxidants. I've been using this product since 2024. I've gone through so many bottles of it. It makes my skin look incredibly fresh, rejuvenated, healthy, youthful, and glowing. But it also provides a good base of moisture that I really appreciate in my nighttime routine. Plus, it is a great base for my sensitive skin for the retinoid product I'm about to use next."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

VT PDRN Essence 100

"This is a great PDRN product. If you are interested in plant-based PDRN from VT, this is the product that I suggest you get. [...] It uses 10% of the Wild Gins PDRN. [...] PDRN is all about, it's one of those like complimentary ingredients that just really help your skin to behave more youthful. It helps with the processes that stimulate collagen. It helps with wound healing on the skin. Long-term consistent PDRN use can definitely help with collagen stimulation."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Toners40 reviews

Tirtir Matcha Milk Skin Toner

"This has the tiniest kiss of moisture. It is a milk toner after all, but it is incredibly light and it's perfect for early fall mornings because it's still pretty warm during the day, but the air is getting drier and cooler and that tiny bit of moisture is appreciated. As we move further into the season, I will switch this step out with something much more rich, but for right now, it's perfect."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Tirtir Milk Skin Toner Light

"I was so sure it was the witch hazel causing my irritation with the original, but this light version still irritated my skin, maybe not to the same extent, [...] but noticeably. Sensitivities aside, I do think this texture is appropriate for oily skin types and earns the label of light. [...] I'm giving it a 7.5 out of 10. This is definitely an upgrade, but definitely not one for sensitive folks."

~Mixed

75%Guru Score

Klairs Supple Preparation Unscented Toner

"It really plumps out the skin, makes it really bouncy and um very smooth and firm with just hydration alone, which is awesome."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner (Fragrance-Free)

"I use this in one layer, two layers on my skin and it feels amazing."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

COSRX Centella Water Alcohol-Free Toner

"I adore this. [...] What I really like about it is two things. Number one, the texture. It's really light, fluidy, very quickly absorbed into the skin. [...] It's not sticky or tacky. It just really absorbs very deeply into the skin to replenish hydration deep down at the source. [...] I can put on one layer, two layers of this and get a lot of hydration. I do suffer with dehydration, so I really need my toner to work hard for my skin. I would recommend it for all skin types."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Biodance Collagen Gel Toner Pads

"These are long lasting, very hydrating, and they're going to keep my skin comfortable while I blow dry my hair."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution

"I was using the Ordinary 7% glycolic acid liquid, very affordable, big bottle, great for body application. I [...] had been using it for a while, liking the results of that one. And then this one came along and I was like, okay, 7% glycolic acid, that actually is exactly what I'm using right now and it's working perfectly for me. So it's a nice switch over to this one. I [...] love the packaging, loved the application. This does have that pretty characteristic [...] glycolic acid smell."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

CeraVe Hydrating Toner

"I have loved this and used multiple bottles of this in the past. [...] This is like a no bells and whistles kind of toner. A big reason why I do like it is just that convenience of being able to buy it locally, you know, just go to the store and get it. So convenient, pretty affordable. It's a really good American drugstore Hydrating Toner. And that is not something that you come across that often."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

VT PDRN Hydrating Toner

"This is another hydrating toner option, fragrance-free, [...] available at Ulta. It's very watery, thin, lightweight, quickly absorbed, good amount of hydration, great for dehydrated skin, great for layering, good for any skin type. There's nothing super exciting about it texture-wise, packaging-wise, ingredient-wise. The PDRN is not doing anything for you, it's all marketing. But all that being said, it's a solid hydrating toner."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner

"The rice line from Anua is one of the best offerings from this brand at Ulta. I really do enjoy the Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner. This is a great example of a rice toner, which is really a staple hallmark type of product in K-beauty. A lot of different brands do them, and Anua is doing it very, very well. Rice is an amazing ingredient for bringing light skin softening, skin conditioning moisture to the skin that's not greasy."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Equalberry Swimming Pool Daily Facial Toner

"It does work. The proteiers does work. It does work, especially alongside of other congestion and texture fighting ingredients. It can be a nice little extra something to add to your skincare routine."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk Toner

"This is one that I wanted to call out as a misunderstood product. It's actually a combination of rice and clay. There is a clay component to this toner and that is what most folks misunderstand about this product. A lot of folks who are looking at milky toners because they want moisture in their skin, maybe their skin is feeling a little dry or dehydrated, are going to be disappointed by this product because the clay content actually means that it's sucking up oil on the skin."

✕Nay

69%Guru Score

Innisfree Green Tea Ceramide Milk Toner

"This is the Green Tea Ceramide Milk Toner. K beauty milk toners are it, and Innisfree is doing it in a really nice balanced way. Unlike some other products that are very rich and creamy, this one from Innisfree is actually more gel-like. It's more plumping, hydrating with a kiss of moisturization on top. This actually opens it up to a lot of skin types. I think oily skin types are going to like this. Balanced skin types, combo skin types are going to love this."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner

"It's watery, quickly absorbed into the skin, layerable without being sticky and tacky despite, you know, hyaluronic being in the name, right? I actually really enjoy this. It's very straightforward. [...] I remember the first time I tried this years ago, I was like, it's whatever. But I just kind of slowly and quietly kept using bottles of this and I was like, you know what, doesn't have to be super exciting to impress me. I do really enjoy this one."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Paula's Choice Enriched Calming Toner

"The texture is very runny and milky, and it looks very light. At first application it feels light with that hydration, but as it starts to absorb into the skin and the texture settles, you notice a richness that's very surprising for the fluidity of this texture. [...] There's a richness here, a nourishment, not really a creamy silkiness, but an actual richness that feels almost like a watery oil. That's actually what's happening in the ingredients list."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.1 Pure-full Herb Calming Toner

"This is one of my favorite toners, like generally speaking, but also from Numbuzin. This is such a really great lightweight, easily layerable, hydrating toner that really dives in deep to the skin. Really provides a lot of hydration and it's particularly good if you do have sensitive skin, but you're also suffering with things like redness, inflammation, and acne because not only does it hydrate the skin, it also has some great anti-inflammatory and soothing ingredients in it as well."

✓Yay

70%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.5+ Vitamin Boosting Toner

"This is the number five vitamin boosting essential toner. This is a hydrating toner. It definitely hydrates and plumps up the skin. It has a little bit of a thicker texture than the number one toner does, but it has the benefits of an essence. It helps to really brighten up your skin complexion and also helps to address dark marks or hyperpigmentation left over from things like acne or even a dull or uneven skin tone."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Stradia Aqua Factory Hydrating Toner

"It's a really good formula. It's a runny watery toner with just a little bit of body to it, just a little bit of plumpness to it, and it feels very very hydrating, very good. Dives deep into the skin. I'm going to rate this a nine out of 10. And the only reason I took a point off is just it's small. It's 120 milliliter toner. And for some folks that just like one layer of toner and then they move on with their life, that's good. I'm kind of like a two layer, three layer type of girly."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Tirtir Milk Skin Toner

"I really don't like this toner and it definitely gained a lot of interest and popularity. [...] They are really focusing in on the chamomile extract that they're using in the formula. This actually does have soothing and anti-inflammatory properties for the skin, but it is definitely an extract that can cause some sensitivity issues for certain folks with very sensitive skin."

✕Nay

73%Guru Score

Isntree Yam Root Vegan Barrier Milky Toner

"I would really recommend the Isntree yam root milk toner. This is so good. It's very nourishing, very milky, very comforting, but I don't find it greasy. You can offer a lot of moisture and a lot of comfort and nourishment to your skin without it feeling like it's sitting on top of your skin, without it feeling heavy and weighed down. So this does that beautifully. It has that really milky, watery texture. It's not a thick texture, and it absorbs in really beautifully."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Clarins Supple Preparation Unscented Toner

"This is so great cuz it's got a little bit of a bouncy texture while still being runny and quickly absorbed into the skin. And I really like the hydration levels of this. I like how it kind of just gently plumps up my skin. It's really refreshing in the summertime. I used to use this toner like six years ago and I don't remember liking it quite as much as I actually like it now. But this was kind of a throwback goodie that really surprised me."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Peach Slices Snail Rescue Blemish Busting Toner

"It's great for wound healing. It's very good if you have acne prone skin. It can take down redness. It can soothe irritated skin. It can help to heal the skin, really great overall while also containing all those great skin nutrients and components in the snail mucin that really help your complexion look very healthy. They also have a little touch of hyaluronic acid here, and Centella, which is really contributing to the blemish busting part of this toner."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Paula's Choice Resist Advanced Replenishing Toner

"I think this is particularly good if you need to soothe an inflamed or barrier right, inflammation, redness, stinging on the skin. You need to strengthen your skin barrier, this is a nice one. I didn't rate it but I wanted to say nine out of 10 because I was starting to get picky when I was making this, like too picky. I'm not to point off because Paula's Choice just in general is a little bit of a pricey skincare brand."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.4 Hydrating Glow Mineral Toner

"This is actually the newest Numbuzin toner product that I've tried out of everything in this video, and honestly, it's really growing on me and I've already seen some nice benefits from it. For me personally, [...] the combination of the two exfoliants is really chef's kiss. It's exactly what I need because I am so prone to clogged pores. [...] The betaine salicylate has really helped to lessen the bumpiness and the feeling of them."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Beekman 1802 Milk Shake Hyaluronic Acid & Squalane Facial Toner Mist

"I love a good base product that's when there's like two layers to something, usually like a moisturizing kind of like an oil-based layer and then like a hydrating or sometimes a creamy type of portion. That's what this is, a kind of like moisturizing oil-based layer and then a really hydrating hyaluronic acid kind of like toner layer. It's super fun to shake this up and it's also unique in the fact that it's a mist toner too. It [...] does deliver a very fine mist."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner

"I love it. You're paying for a bit of an experience here, a beautiful aesthetic bottle, the pink color, the scent. [...] I think the ingredients for what's available at Sephora are fairly unique. I'm loving the use of PHA here, it's a new generation AHA, so it's all about getting those dead skin cells off the top surface of your skin, making your skin a lot more smooth, helping to address texture and pores, and helping to give your skin a really beautiful bright glow."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

I'm From Rice Toner

"Rice is an amazing skin conditioning, skin softening ingredient. It offers this really light balance of moisture that makes your skin feel super silky soft but it doesn't actually create an oily or greasy or overwhelming type of moisture. It's not thick, it's just a very light moisture at the top that really makes your skin feel very conditioned. [...] I think it can actually still work for oily skin types."

✓Yay

94%Guru Score

COSRX AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner

"It really is a five out of five type of product it works beautifully to keep the skin clear and to exfoliate deep inside the pore"

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

April Skin Artemisia Rice Essence Toner

"It's so hydrating, it has a little bit more body, just a touch more plumpness in the texture. It's still really runny, just a little bit more slip, and it dives in really deep, super duper hydrating. I absolutely love how this feels. But the reason I knocked a star off is because it's just kind of hard to find. It's not available on all K-Beauty retailers. You can really only find it on April Skin, sometimes you can get it on Amazon. So I don't really love that it's just not widely available."

~Mixed

71%Guru Score

Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner

"I like this toner a lot. Is it the most hydrating one out there? No it's not, but I think it's a really nice solid toner and I understand why it's so popular and why it's still ranking very high at Olive Young, because it's something that I can see working for a majority of people. It's just a very simple toner, very simple ingredients, very simple texture, and I can see it working for a variety of skin types."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

COSRX Full Fit Propolis Synergy Toner

"Propolis is one of my favorite ingredients for acne prone skin. It's a very gentle type of ingredient but it does have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial benefits. It can really help to reduce the size, the inflammation, the redness of the pimple. But it's also a wound healing ingredient, so it really helps to promote that healthy skin regeneration and healing after the pimple. Sometimes that skin is broken, it's peeling, maybe it's completely open from a popped pimple."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Skin1004 Probio-Cica Essence Toner

"I get that deep brush of hydration down into my skin which I really really appreciate but then that little plumping gel right up at the top gives me that bouncy feeling that I absolutely love. This is another way to keep your moisture barrier healthy in all seasons because you know your moisture barrier is what helps to hold hydration in place."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Purito Oat in Silky Toner

"The oil is not creating a really thick texture or very creamy texture, it's still very watery like you would expect a toner to be, quickly absorbed with a nice amount of hydration, but you're going to feel a lot more moisture, a lot more nourishment, a lot more richness. If your skin gets irritated from [...] dehydration or dryness and that's why you're seeking out a moisturizing toner, this one does have a soothing effect to it."

✓Yay

72%Guru Score

e.l.f. Pure Skin Toner

"I have very sensitive skin, AHAs in particular can be difficult for my skin to tolerate. I'm also a tretinoin user so my skin's pretty sensitive, and all that being said I did not notice any type of irritation with this whatsoever. I've been using this so much, so it's nice to have that kiss of glycolic acid in there just to kind of keep the skin cells shedding off the skin at a regular pace, but I really wouldn't consider this even to be an exfoliating toner. It's squarely a hydrating toner."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Thayers Milky Hydrating Face Toner with Snow Mushroom and Hyaluronic Acid

"I would say I'm a hydration skill here, this is definitely delivering a four out of five when it comes to hydration. The moisture level on this toner from Thayers is a two, it is actually very light, we're really leaning more on the hydration side here. I think that this is going to be best for combo folks because we're getting a little bit of both, we're getting that kiss of moisture and a lot of hydration. I do think oily skin types might enjoy this too."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Toner

"This toner does it it's really watery It's Quickly absorbed in the skin and it's layerable"

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Toner

"The Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Toner [...] helps to replenish my dehydrated skin, and it also has a touch of protease, which can help with congestion and texture, which I'm prone to as the season shifts. It's not a traditional chemical exfoliant, which means I can use it morning and night without worries or concerns about skin irritation. It doesn't push my skin barrier, but it helps to address what's going on with my skin in a gentle manner."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ PDRN Glow Boosting Toner

"It's [...] a toner but it feels almost like an essence. If you look at the ingredients list there's a lot going on besides just humectant hydrating ingredients, there's NAD+, PDRN, and about 50 peptides. It's a nice booster product for a skincare routine. I'm not mad at it, I would happily use this again, and with everything going on in the formula it can double as a toner and an essence in a routine."

✓Yay

91%Guru Score

Kaine Kombucha Balancing Ampule Toner

"It's a really fantastic toner, very very hydrating, and [...] I have a dehydration beast in my skin so [...] I need something very, very hydrating, and this dives down deep into the skin to give that replenishing deep hydration. [...] It also has just a little bit of plumping body to it [...] that helps lock the hydration in, [...] while still maintaining a lightness and a wateriness, a quickly absorbed quality, without drying sticky or tacky on the skin."

✓Yay

Notverified

Stratia Aquala Hydrating Toner

"It's a real masterclass in humectants. They are using urea, one of my favorite hydrating ingredients, doesn't get enough love. It's a natural moisturizing factor so it actually really helps to support skin health, it really hydrates the skin and it's quite soothing as well. They're using panthenol, this is such a goodie especially if you do have dehydrated skin. [...] Not only does it hydrate the skin and relieve the dehydration symptoms but it also helps to strengthen your moisture barrier."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Other32 reviews

Shu Uemura Iconic Eyelash Curler

"I have had such a search for the perfect eyelash curler and this is the one. This is the only one that curls my stubborn stick straight eyelashes."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

VT Garlic Reedle Shot

"It shrunk the pimple. It didn't pop it. It didn't bring it to a head. It actually made it go down. The other thing I noticed is that it didn't actually dry out the area. I think a lot of spot treatments really rely on drying out the pimple from the outside in, right, topically. And so that area of skin just gets really rough and really peely and really damaged. Honestly, I'm not mad at this product. I'm kind of like grateful to this product. It works. It works really, really well."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

PCEL 24/7 Colostrum Pore Defense Ampule with Pixel Biome

"This has been one of the more popular products in the K-beauty scene this year and I honestly really like it. This is capitalizing on colostrum, which is an animal-derived ingredient that is supposed to have a whole host of benefits for the skin that can help with all the processes that make your skin look more youthful, to help with skin texture, quality, tone, all of that."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

K18 Astro Lift Volumizing Spray

"The K18 Astro Lift Volumizing Spray [...] is kind of taking it to the next level for me. I feel like I'm getting some nice little lift, nice little bit of volume at my root and it's because of this spray. What I really like about it is it's long lasting. I can spray it on my roots, dry my hair, and even my second day hair has some really nice lift to it, but it doesn't damage my hair."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Proactiv Solution (Three-Step System)

"I remember using the Proactive three-step system. My mom would buy it for me. [...] I remember staining all the towels in our house with the benzoyl peroxide, you know, spot treatments and face washes and all of that."

✕Nay

60%Guru Score

Merit Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick

"The Merit Complexion Stick in Oak is like a cross [...] between a skin tint and a concealer. It does not have full foundation [...] coverage, but it [...] evens out discoloration and redness while letting your natural skin shine through. I have been testing it without a primer and I am not getting any creasing, caking or splitting, so skipping a layer is nice for summer."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water

"I love the feeling of washing my face in the morning. It's so refreshing. So I'm going to put on a layer of the thermal water mist from La Roche-Posay just to keep my face moist as I put my contacts in so I can actually see what the heck I am doing."

✓Yay

72%Guru Score

Lancôme Ultra Precise Waterproof Liner

"I like this liner. I've had it for a while and it's kind of that foamy marker tip and it's just gotten worn down enough where it's like the perfect sort of smudgy liquid eyeliner now for me instead of like super sharp and precise. Don't get me wrong, it started off super sharp and precise, but now it has this really nice very smudgy kind of dark brown that works so nicely for the under eye under lash definition."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

VT Reedle Shot 100

"I did get quite a bit of sensitivity and redness with the VT Reedle Shot 100, and I still don't love that product. I've tried other versions of the Reedle that I do actually enjoy, but Reedle is still not my favorite. I was getting amplified sensitivity and a bigger response to this product because of my tretinoin use."

✕Nay

75%Guru Score

Sleep and Glow Omnia Pillow

"It's very supportive, firm, low-profile, but it really helps to support your neck. When I do go on my side it is kind of nice because it doesn't smoosh my face anymore. If sleep creases bother you, [...] this can help. I will admit this is really stinking expensive, it's about $180, but you do get to a certain point where you realize that it is actually important to invest in those types of things. It's [...] worth it to pay for that type of support."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

RNW Ceramide Plus Concentrate

"This is I think first and foremost really respectable ceramides, cholesterol, fatty acid serum and that's I think what really kept it in my routine for a really long time because it really does help to strengthen the skin barrier. I do like this texture too because while I love the creamy serums, they don't always pair well with maybe some other things that you might be wanting to add into your routine."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua Fresh Rice Plus B5

"I just think that the texture performs really really beautifully. That semi matte finish is fantastic. I think it's another sunscreen that can suit a lot of different skin types. For oily skin, I think you're going to like that it's not super duper shiny. For combination skin, I think you're going to like this as well. It's not a waxy sunscreen. For dry skin, I don't think you have to be super duper concerned about this as far as the silica goes."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Quick Calming Pad

"They're a lot better for the environment than single-use sheet masks but they actually function quite the same way as a sheet mask. They are a cotton round that is soaked in the essence or the toner, and so you can actually place these big round toner pads right on your cheeks, your forehead, your chin, wherever you need that soothing relief. That delivery method allows that toner, that hydrating solution, to dive deeper into your skin and it holds it there for a long time."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Clio Gelpresso Pencil Liner

"Clio Gelpresso Pencil Liner I'm going to use this with this super old school angled eyeliner brush that I got from e.l. like straight up 10 years ago. It just gives me more precision. I'm just doing it for under, trying to line underneath the eye. The angled brush just gets right in there. It's baby glam, subtle, subtle, but just a little bit more shadow under the eye to give it definition."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

The Ordinary EUK 134 0.1%

"This is a great antioxidant to go for if you are looking to brighten up dull skin and protect from UVB damage. This contains 0.1% of EUK, and EUK is actually recommended at 0.05% as being the max and the [...] effective amount to add into a skincare product, so just know that you're getting quite a bit. [...] This is an antioxidant that can help to reduce redness on the skin in addition to its fighting free radicals and all of that right, the antioxidant action."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Neostrata Survival Zero

"If your skin feels really stressed out from the sun, [...] when I use this it feels a lot stronger and doesn't get as stressed out as easily. This reduces the inflammation and redness associated with sun exposure. If you get a lot of hyperpigmentation induced from the sun, [...] this helps. If you're working on sun damage and hyperpigmentation or melasma, this is a smart thing to add in because it really does help to protect the results that you're getting."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharge Complex

"It probably would have been much much higher on my list but as you may know it was recently reformulated in January of 2024 and what they reformulated and changed about the product I think it's taken away a lot of what made that product so unique and so good. I'm salty because what they took away is what worked for my skin so that's why I'm ranking it pretty low right now."

✕Nay

61%Guru Score

The Ordinary Arginine Solution

"I don't think you have to isolate it through a serum like the one from the ordinary that we're talking about. I don't think that it's necessary since it is actually sprinkled into so many other products. It's often in multi-peptide blends, you don't have to add it in separately. And know that you're not getting 10% in this product, it's a solution, so it's not pure 10% peptide."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

Neostrata Copper Amino Isolate Lipid

"This is really a booster and that is really how it's meant to be used. If you're just using this on its own, maybe adjust the expectations about what it can do for your skin because I do suspect that this is a little bit more not as concentrated, like there's not as much of a concentration of peptides in here as there are in the serums. But that's okay, peptides do work at very small concentrations. This is really meant to help the rest of your routine kind of go the extra mile."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Naturie Hatomugi Skin Conditioning Milk

"This has been really really helping my skin as a second toner in my routine. It makes my skin feel so plump, so juicy. It's really moisturizing. It's very affordable. If you haven't tried it, it's been on your mind, it was everything I expected it to be and more."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

ZIIP Halo 2.0

"The mechanism [...] is sending microcurrent into the muscle so you're going to get some facial twitching. I do find the device a little bit more ergonomic, a little bit lighter, fits in your palm a little bit better than the other one which is a little heavy. I have grip issues and tendinitis so I do like the Halo a little bit better, but both work equally as well and the benefits I think were exactly the same for me."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

The Ordinary Argireline Solution 10%

"I actually really like to use it around my eye area because it really does like firm and smooth that area quite quickly. [...] It's something fun to add into your routine. It should not be the only thing that you go towards for firming up your skin but again can be very helpful."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Medicube AGE-R Derma EMS Shot

"It retails for about $280 to $300. Now, this device, like all microcurrent devices, feels a little uncomfortable on the skin because it's basically giving you a little bit of electricity into your muscles, so you can get some unwanted twitching. The more intense the setting, the more intense that can be. It doesn't hurt, but it's not super comfortable. It's just a very strange sensation. All microcurrent devices are going to have this, so I want to put that out there as well."

~Mixed

73%Guru Score

COSRX Propolis Light Ampule

"Even though they call this the light ampule, I do still find this to be more on the medium side of things. Propolis is generally speaking just a little bit heftier kind of ingredient, so I just want to make you aware that it's not the lightest propolis serum out there, but it's not the most rich propolis serum out there either. I think that's where they're getting the 'light' from."

~Mixed

75%Guru Score

Twinkle Pop Glittering Eye Stick

"It is Twinkle Pop Glittering Eye Stick. It looks almost like it might be a pinky champagne. It's not super chunky glitter but it gives you that like a Glitz or like glistening kind of an effect to the eye makeup look. It can be blended in a little bit with the hands."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Amuse Do Tint in Seoul

"This is the Amuse Do Tint in Seoul. The color is [...] that kind of dusty, kind of pink, like your lips but better kind of a color. I'm really gonna like this so much."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Stratia Interface

"I do a lot of product comparisons on YouTube and Stratia is one where it's like I don't usually find dupes or like super comparable or like the ingredients are the same but the effects are not, the performance is not. So I think that's actually, I really just have to commend you because like the space is so crowded to be able to kind of figure out what is a different take or something new is just increasingly I think becoming harder, but you're doing it which yeah it's very impressive."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Avène Thermal Spring Water

"I use La Roche-Posay a lot, and this one's from Avène but it's not different. They're all the same to me and they all perform the same. [...] I want to give this the yawn emoji, but don't misunderstand my ranking: it's not because it's bad, it's not because it's not useful, it's not because I don't want to use this anymore. It's just I don't really have anything else to say about it. Convenient, handy, nice to have, not necessary, and for a lot of people probably kind of boring."

~Mixed

65%Guru Score

Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate

"It's not even as effective as an AHA quite frankly, but it can help to improve the complexion just a little bit and it can help if you are prone to breakouts. It is one of those oils that has some secondary benefits for acne-prone skin. I just don't see the ingredients here holding up to that claim. You're going to be better off using a retinoid or vitamin C or even a five percent niacinamide serum in your nighttime routine to get that rejuvenated appearance on your skin."

✕Nay

59%Guru Score

VT PDRN Glow Ample

"I love it. And it's actually a cream toner type of texture. So this is actually offering hydration, but it's also locking in a little bit of moisture as well. And that is something that I have found really important just in a general skincare routine, balancing out that combo skin of mine, hydration and moisture for the oily areas and then the dry areas. But it is also something that I've noticed as I've been getting older, there is a loss of moisture when you get older."

✓Yay

Notverified

VT PDRN Reedle Shot

"My skin looks firm and plump and even toned. [...] This contains centella, which is a great anti-inflammatory ingredient that helps reduce redness, but this also has PDRN in it. This is a really cool ingredient that can help stimulate collagen, promote wound and scar healing, and it really just promotes rejuvenated, healthy looking skin. I've tried the other versions of the VT Reedle Shot, but the PDRN version is by far my favorite one."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Olaplex No. 6 Bond Smoother

"I used the Olaplex No. 6 Bond Smoother on my damp hair as [...] a strengthening treatment, and look at how much shine my hair has."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Masks & Peels29 reviews

Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial

"It has a 25% AHA blend of glycolic and lactic acid plus 2% salicylic acid working at two different depths to exfoliate the surface and decongest the pores. This really delivers on what you'd want a baby facial to be, refreshed, renewed, brighter, smoother skin right after washing it off. It's just so freaking expensive at $80, [...] and it may not be an investment everyone can afford upfront."

~Mixed

73%Guru Score

Prequel Multi-Acid Milk Peel AHA Exfoliating Solution

"It's a leave-on essence rather than a wash-off mask, [...] so with my sensitive skin I use it once a week and still get smoother, brighter, more radiant skin, plus the enzymes help decongest. I've actually been using this for about a year now and I really love the results. [...] Because it's a bigger, [...] more affordable bottle, I also use it [...] on my body, my back and even as a big part of my foot care routine. Value-wise it's kind of a no-brainer."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Dr. Idriss Major Fade Flash Mask

"For exfoliation I use the Dr. Idriss Major Fade Flash Mask [...] once a week. I really like it because it uses 15% glycolic acid as well as 3% lactic acid, which gets it into mini peel territory, [...] no joke percentages. I like this product for the delivery system, it's a wash off mask, so I can tailor my mini peel experience by how long I leave it on, usually around 10 minutes for me, sometimes only 7 if my skin feels more sensitive than usual."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Lanz Waterbank Aqua Facial Serum with BHA and AHA

"When you wake up, your skin is smoother, it's softer, it's brighter, it's more rejuvenated. When I use this product especially consistently, and for me that's like once a week, I notice that my skin is retaining a lot more hydration as well. It's just generally looking better. And I think the rest of my skincare products are just working better because I'm getting that nice gentle dose of consistent exfoliation without blasting my skin. It's a mid-range priced product."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

I'm From Honey Jelly Mask

"I adore this wash off mask so much. This is amazing for soothing the skin, for bringing in a lot of moisture, calming down redness. It's really great if you have some breakouts going on at the time. I use this a lot when my skin barrier was weak and damaged. I've used this a lot during winter to soothe really dry, irritated skin. I've just used this to get that really gorgeous honey glow that I absolutely love. [...] Honey is [...] antibacterial and promotes wound healing for acne prone skin."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Sungboon Editor Deep Collagen Power Boosting Mask

"It's moisturizing. It's plumping. It's fine as far as living up to the hype of everything. I do like this one though. I do like it. I would do this mask again. Is it amazing? No, not necessarily. Is it a nice one though? It's a nice one. I think for plumping and smoothing is probably what I'm seeing the most right now with my results."

~Mixed

79%Guru Score

Biodance Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask

"I did not get those results. My skin actually became dehydrated, inflamed, red, and even actually a little bit bumpy, and quite itchy as well. I actually had a bad reaction to this mask. My skin doesn't love hydrogel masks. [...] There is rose extract in the collagen mask itself, and plant extracts can sometimes have fragrant components to them that can irritate sensitive skin."

✕Nay

70%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Strawberry Smooth BHA and AHA Salicylic Serum

"The Strawberry Smooth BHA and AHA Serum is a very gentle blend of BHA and AHA, the two chemical exfoliants. One works on the top surface to smooth out texture and roughness and brighten up the skin, and BHA works deeper within the pore to help with deeper bumpy congestion, clogged pores, and even acne. There's a little bit of fragrance in this one, but it's very light and it's not a heavily scented product."

✓Yay

69%Guru Score

Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant

"Paula's Choice is great. It's really the OG 2% salicylic acid toner exfoliant product, for sure. I honestly feel like this product has earned its reputation. You know what I mean? It actually does work so well for reducing texture and congestion and really getting that good amount of salicylic acid into the skin. I just think that entry is a little bit of a..."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Isntree Chestnut BHA 2% Clear Liquid

"I think Isntree is a little bit of a nicer experience, a little bit more hydration, a little bit more plumping, a little bit softer, a little bit gentler on the [...] skin. I really do appreciate the way that this delivers into the skin with a kiss of hydration. [...] I am happy with it not just as a cheap dupe, but I think as in some circles a superior product."

✓Yay

88%Guru Score

Medicube Collagen Night Wrapping Mask

"So this actually creates a nonmoisturizing and non-hydrating layer that sits on top that will fight dehydration while you sleep. And then you just peel it off in the morning. [...] It actually works as an occlusive very nicely. If you don't like thick layers on your skin or if they're too rich and your cheek sticks to your pillow, or if you just have those sensory issues, you may want to try this one out. It actually is pretty comfortable to sleep in."

✓Yay

61%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Strawberry BHA Pore Smooth Blur Drops

"This is the Glow Recipe Strawberry BHA Pore Smooth Blur Drops. It does say it has salicylic acid in it, BHA, but I honestly don't find this irritating."

✓Yay

57%Guru Score

Innisfree Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask

"I like this one from Innisfree. It is a very intense clay mask, so a little bit drying. Since I have combination skin and my dry areas, my T-zone on my skin, is really dry right at this moment, I'm actually only going to be applying the clay mask on my nose. But if you have very oily skin, feel free to do a full face application. Or if you have combo skin like me, just apply it to the areas that you're treating for visible pores."

~Mixed

64%Guru Score

SK-II Facial Treatment Mask

"If you were searching for a sheet mask that is going to give you a visible wow moment when you take it off, this is it. If somebody asks me about special event prep, maybe you're in a wedding, you're getting married, or you're going to have your photograph taken, like just something special is happening and you want to really liven up your complexion, really brighten it up, really prep your skin for makeup, these would be the right investment for a special occasion."

✓Yay

59%Guru Score

I'm From Mugwort Face Mask

"It's a great way to protect your skin. I actually discovered this many years ago when my skin barrier was damaged in winter time, severely damaged, and I started to use this mask in the shower to protect my skin because even just the water would make my skin feel so dry, so tight, so irritated because my barrier was that damaged. The mask actually helped me get through that quite a bit."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Shani Darden Signature Nourishing Facial Mask

"I put the mask on after I got out of my bath and [...] my skin feels like it's on fire. [...] My skin is really burning. I've used this mask so many times, [...] but my skin is increasingly on fire and so I just washed the mask off within just a few minutes. I could not keep it on my face, my skin was burning so bad. [...] I went back and looked at the ingredients the next day and right at the bottom is an ingredient called farnesol."

✕Nay

66%Guru Score

The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution

"30% is a lot. I have absolutely used this and I have absolutely irritated and burned my skin when using this, even with caution. [...] It's a very potent AHA product. [...] There was a lot of misinformation about what it can do and who it's suitable for, and I do still feel like there is a lot of that going around. [...] It's a very, very potent amount of AHA that can definitely address texture and dull skin, but it needs to be approached with caution and with respect."

✕Nay

58%Guru Score

Laneige Water Sleeping Mask

"I do think that it delivers on the hydration. It may not be the most hydrating out there anymore, it may not be the most innovative product out there anymore, however I don't see a lot of sleeping mask products available at Sephora so I think in this market it definitely has a renewed interest and renewed innovation. [...] I used it many years ago and I liked it then, it kind of fell out of my routine, it didn't grow along with me, but I do think it is a nice product."

~Mixed

65%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.6 Deep Sleep Mask

"This felt like it delivered medium hydration if you will. It was definitely not just sitting at the top of the skin, there was definitely a nice hydrating effect to this, replenishing, cooling, refreshing, but it just didn't feel like it lasted with me. It just didn't feel like it was working hard for my skin over time. [...] By a couple of hours after doing my routine I was starting to feel a little bit more dehydrated. [...] This definitely was not that. It can only do so much."

~Mixed

68%Guru Score

Abib Rice Probiotics Overnight Mask Barrier Jelly

"I love this texture. It's a sleeping mask but I've never really encountered a sleeping mask with this beautiful jelly texture. It's not gel, it's truly a bouncy jelly texture and it feels so hydrating, so replenishing, so cooling and refreshing on the skin, but it's a nice hefty gel that really does work nicely as a sleeping mask. It has that occlusivity that helps to hug in hydration and all your other skincare layers to really resist dehydration."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Access Y PHA Resurfacing Glow Peel

"It has a really nice light gel texture and a thin feeling on the skin. I think it's something that will work for all skin types and will be easy to layer into any multi-step routine. [...] There's papaya fruit extract in here as well, which is also a natural fruit AHA that aids in the process of helping to rejuvenate the skin and bring that glow. With the [...] calming hydrating serum and the plumping hyaluronic acid serum included, it's a really nice trio to add to a skincare routine."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Laneige Cica Sleeping Mask

"I like having a sleeping mask on hand because it's starting to get much cooler at night and that makes my skin go dry. [...] The Laneige Cica Sleeping Mask recently was reformulated in the last year to be essential oil-free. It has a cream texture and can replace your moisturizer, but I like to use it on top of a moisturizer. [...] I put it [...] under my eyes, where allergies wear down the skin, for an extra layer of protection."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Ground Rice and Honey Glow Mask

"Another recommended product would be the Beauty of Joseon Ground Rice and Honey Glow Mask. I love this and I find this to be somewhat of a unique wash off mask because it is a combination of a clay-based mask which is going to help to control any excessive oil on the skin. It's great for congestion, clogged pores, uneven texture on the skin. But it also combines that with honey which is antibacterial, moisturizing, soothing for the skin, reduces redness."

✓Yay

97%Guru Score

VT PDRN Hydro Gel Mask

"This is one of those masks that you wear for a couple of hours or you could sleep in and it slowly infuses into your skin over time to really plump it, give you incredibly glowy, glossy, glass skin effects. And especially with the PDRN's ability to really get that good quality going in your skin, that healthiness in your skin, plus the dewiness and the plumpness that you get just from the hydrogel experience alone. It's a real beautiful match made in heaven in my personal opinion."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Full Face Sheet Mask

"It's a really amazing mask. [...] I want to see visible improvement when I take the mask off my face, [...] and this mask delivers very nicely. Ingredients-wise, it's just the essence, so you've got the antioxidant content, the NAD+ content, the peptide content, and a milky, creamy, dewy, chewy texture. It's a nice thick cotton mask with lifting fibers in it. If you buy the pack of four, you [...] get the lifting band, which really helps you [...] sculpt and firm and lift your face."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

iRestore Illumina Face Mask

"These are LED masks that deliver powerful red light infrared light and blue light to target anti-aging or well aging goals as well as acne inflammation and redness on the skin."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

iRestore Illumina Neck and Chest Mask

"I absolutely love this because we can get the red light and the infrared light benefits with this mask here targeted on the neck and chest. This is not the hard shell like the mask, this is actually a little bit more flexible silicone material. [...] Flexible masks can get a little sweaty, a little sticky, and feel uncomfortable when they sit on your skin for a long period because there isn't a lot of air flow. But iRestore thinks about these details that I really appreciate."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

VT Hydrogel Masks

"The collagen two-step Hydrogel Masks features collagen which is really moisturizing for the skin and my mom she's over 55 years old she loves this mask especially because it for her she feels like her skin stays more nourished and more moisturized throughout the day and a lot more hydrated while also appearing a lot smoother and firmer because the collagen really just nourishes and comforts her dry skin."

✓Yay

70%Guru Score

VT Cica Dressing Hydro Gel Mask

"This is great uh to soothe inflamed skin uh to soothe irritated skin it's very hydrating and the results of this mask it's great for reducing redness and inflammation on the skin"

✓Yay

Notverified

Eye Care26 reviews

Then I Met You Snail Mucin Eye Cream

"I'm ranking the Then I Met You Snail Mucin Eye Cream number two. I like this one, it's refreshing, hydrating, and plumping, with a gel cream like texture that feels incredibly good in the summer heat and humidity. I mostly use it in my morning routine when I want to keep things light but deeply hydrating, and the plumping gel texture helps smooth out my [...] under eye area on days I haven't slept well."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Remedy Super Stacked Under Eye Dark Circle and Depuffing Treatment

"I don't like this product, I really struck out with this for a few reasons. [...] While I do on the whole enjoy their formulas, uniformly this brand has some of the worst packaging I have ever encountered. [...] This is an eye cream that has one of those ceramic applicators, there's a lightness to this, it's not as thick as the Clarins eye cream, there's more of a hydrating, looser kind of texture to it."

✕Nay

73%Guru Score

AXIS-Y Vegan Collagen Eye Serum

"It is not oily, emollient, or moisturizing. It is truly hydrating and it's such an amazing gel texture. It cools and refreshes. It dives deep down with a lot of hydration. [...] When the under eye area gets a little dehydrated and it's not really plump, the fine lines appear a lot more prominent. [...] This gel texture actually really plumps and smooths out the eye area in a really appealing way, and then it hydrates long term. It feels really cooling and it's not heavy."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Pyunkang Yul Black Tea Time Reverse Eye Cream

"Pyunkang Yul Black Tea Time Reverse Eye Cream. I've been loving this one since I think 2019 as well. [...] I really like this eye cream because it's got this really gorgeous, luxurious, buttery texture. This is a moisturizing eye cream. So, it's not going to be appropriate for all skin types, but I happen to have quite dry under eye area that responds to moisture very, very well. This has a buttery texture, but it's got great absorbency."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Eye Patches

"As far as a hard-hitting, wrinkle fighting, fine line busting active eye patch, they're just not it. There is also the potential for it to be a little bit irritating for some folks as well. And it smells ginseng. And if you don't like ginseng, don't bother. I don't hate these, [...] but they just kind of fall into that category of nice but not necessary."

~Mixed

66%Guru Score

Klairs Fundamental Eye Awakening Gel

"It's also great for soothing the skin as well. This is one of my favorites to go towards in the hot months because I don't want a lot of heavy dense creams around my eye area, especially underneath makeup when it's hot and humid. So this is a really good one for humid climates, hot temperatures, or if you just need something lighter. Maybe you have oily eyelids and all this cream and moisturizing is not your jam, this one will be lovely. We do have a couple of peptides here."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Beauty of Chosan Revive Ginsing Plus Retinol Eye Serum

"It brightens better than others, and it is really the combination of the main ingredients here: the retinol as well as the ginsing, two powerhouse brightening ingredients. Retinol or retinaldehyde is a retinoid, it is a collagen stimulating ingredient and one of the best ones. This is really great for addressing fine lines, wrinkles, loss of elasticity and firmness for the eye area. This is a retinoid, it is formulated for the eye area."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Bakuchiol Eye Cream

"It's the texture. It's gross. I don't like it. It is so strange. It is a cream, it almost looks like it's going to be like a cream gel type of texture, but it's not. Once you spread it, it feels like almost balmy and ointment-like. It almost feels like a cream with some Vaseline in it. I was expecting something a little bit lighter, more lotion-like, but it's actually a lot thicker than it first appears. It's definitely occlusive, it's definitely balmy. There's a little bit of a rich slip to it."

✕Nay

64%Guru Score

Good Molecules Caffeine Hydrogel Eye Patches

"I love these eye patches because they are fragrance-free, which was so important to me. [...] I found that so many eye patch products actually had fragrance in them, and this one did not. [...] It's a good eye patch that's hydrating and plumping for the eye area. Caffeine is super good if you do get puffiness under the eye, which I do when allergy season is at its worst, and the caffeine can really help take down that puffiness."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Eye Serum

"I would always knock this over, I would never have enough time to close this before it started running down my hand. I lost so much product, I lost over half of the bottle because it would tip over and spill out into the sink. The packaging sucks. This formula really does need a more precise kind of packaging."

✕Nay

71%Guru Score

Facetheory Ocu Eye Cream by Face Theory

"Urea is a very barrier restorative hydrating type of ingredient. But I did knock one star off of it because there's not really anything really compelling in the anti-aging department. That's really something that I look for in my eye creams. I want to make sure that I'm stimulating the collagen, getting all those peptides that target fine lines and wrinkles to keep that skin firm and smooth, and so I feel like this formula sort of lacked that."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

Jin jangs Hybrid face and eye cream

"This is from Jin jangs, it is the hybrid face and eye cream. It's really similar to panel in texture, it's not really buttery. There's some hyaluronic acid in here that creates like a hydrating kind of a feel. There's seven different peptides that focus in on collagen stimulation, firming, I believe a little bit of brightening as well. There's glutathione which is a really great antioxidant to protect the skin. It's quite silky but it's not heavy."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Mary&May Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream

"This cream does contain some artificial fragrance. I do find the scent of this to be pleasant, it's kind of a clean floral scent, it doesn't linger, it's not super duper heavy or offensive, but it is present in the formula, so you know, sensitive skin and especially sensitive eye area, you know, proceed with caution. This has a really nice gel cream texture."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Stratia Liquid Gold Eye Cream

"One thing that I always say it kind of lacks occlusivity, but the eye cream has some petroleum added into it which is just enough to really help hug in all of that moisture and emolliency and help to protect the eye area from moisture loss. The skin around your eye is a lot thinner, it's a little bit more delicate, and that's why it's more prone to moisture loss or hydration loss and more prone to the breakdown of collagen."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG

"I picked up this because I remember the caffeine is supposed to be good for puffy eyes, so I started using this and it worked. [...] I haven't had puffy eyes the entire time I've been using it until now, and so it really did take down the puff. [...] There's like ever so slight redness just beneath the surface, and it really helps to make my eyes look less allergic. They still feel allergic, they're still gloopy, but they don't look it, and this has been really really helpful."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

First Aid Beauty Brighten and Glow Eye Cream with Niacinamide

"Results [...] wise, I'm not really sure what this can do meaningfully to the skin over time, but I know when you have dark circles and when everyone's like why do you look so tired, [...] you're looking for anything right. If you don't want to turn to makeup or maybe you want something to enhance your makeup so you don't have to wear as much concealer, this [...] really stands out because of how they've used the pigment in this. I think you can really combat very dark under eye circles."

~Mixed

62%Guru Score

CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Eye Cream

"Is it a solid smiley face no and is it a solid Holy Grail [...] not necessarily but I'm interested, I'm intrigued, I'm flirting, I might want to see some more. I [...] do like the ingredients list here, it's a peptide-driven eye cream. I like the texture because it's kind of a hybrid between like a gel and a cream. It's not like super duper hydrating, it's a little bit more cream with some gel."

~Mixed

83%Guru Score

The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream

"This is the Caffeine Eye Cream from The Inkey List, and it has that creamy gel type texture. [...] If you don't like super thick eye creams, look at that, it's not super creamy, it's got more of a gel type of texture, and it just feels really plumping, which I love. I love to plump up my under eye area with eye creams. It's quickly absorbed and really just fresh feeling, which I really appreciate."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Retinol Volumetox Eye Cream

"9 NAD+ Retinol Volume Toxy Eye Cream. I like a dedicated retinol or retinol-hide eye cream for this area rather than relying on the [Paula's Choice] because my under eye area is prone to dryness and it's much more sensitive than the rest of my skin. And so I want that collagen stimulating benefit, but I don't want to irritate my eye area. And this product is the gentle solution for that. In addition to the retinol, we also have some great niacinamide content for brightness."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Clarins Total Eye Lift Firming and Smoothing Eye Cream

"I really, really, really like this one. It's expensive, but I personally find it worth it if you can afford it. There's something about it that not only brightens the skin but firms the under eye area especially, there's a real lift to it. I'm thirty seven and [...] starting to see aging come in under my eyes, so I appreciate that this is firming and [...] plumping the under eye area meaningfully, not just brightening or plumping through hydration alone."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Skin1004 Probio-Cica Eye Cream

"I do really like the Pro Bioa line from Skin1004. I love the eye cream. [...] I found the eye cream, the Pro Bioa Cica eye cream is the product that I probably purchased the most and repurchased the most. [...] I started using this in the middle to end of 2024 and it really has not left my regular skincare routine since. [...] I've gone through quite a few tubes of this. Probably one of my favorite eye creams in K beauty. [...] It has this really gorgeous silky moisturizing cream texture."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Stradia Lipid Gold Eye Cream

"My under eye area gets quite dry and dehydrated in the winter. [...] I took a selfie [...] early in December and [...] I was smiling and I could see all the lines underneath my eyes, and I realized it's because I'm so dry. I just need a little extra moisture in that area. It's the dehydration and dryness lines that are just making it look a lot worse than it truly is. It feels very soothing."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum: Ginseng + Retinal

"In my personal experience, I do have sensitive skin all over my face. And my eye area can be particularly sensitive. I have no problems tolerating this under the eye area and then even in the corner, the upper corners here around my [...] crows feet. I can tolerate the serum pretty well right here. And I have been using this for many years now at this point. If you don't know whether your upper eyelids are sensitive to this type of product, [...] try it out."

✓Yay

93%Guru Score

VT Reedle Shot Lifting Eye Cream

"It's not your ordinary eye cream with a metal tip applicator. This eye cream actually vibrates the eye cream into your skin. [...] This has an incredible texture. It's really silky and luxurious and moisturizing, but it's not a dense cream. It's very airy and almost like a whipped kind of a cream. So it actually glides onto the skin beautifully and has great absorption even just on its own. But when you use this applicator tip, [...] the metal is so cooling on the skin."

✓Yay

65%Guru Score

Paula's Choice C15 Super Boost Eye Cream

"I really like this one for brightening, particularly for the morning. I love the 5% stabilized vitamin C I'm getting that brightness that I crave. But I'm also getting some of that collagen stimulation, the antioxidant protection. Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant that gives us a little bit of extra protection from damage from the sun. So this is a really nice eye cream."

✓Yay

64%Guru Score

Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream

"Fifty six dollars for, like I said, not really impressive ingredients, not many actives. Benefits wise it was nourishing and moisturizing and that's about it. It wasn't helping to make the eye area look more awake or refreshed, or working on fine lines or anything, it just felt moisturizing. Just because it's so pricey, I am going to rate it with the X eyes emoji."

✕Nay

81%Guru Score

Lip19 reviews

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Lip Sleeping Mask

"I like this. I actually like this. If I had to get like a lip balm or a lip sleeping mask from the drugstore, I would buy this again. It's actually fragrance-free. That's rare for the Hydroboost line. And I really like it. It stays with your lips a nice long time. Gives you a nice little glossy look. I've used this during the day, too. And it keeps your lips comfortable, soothe, moisturized, smooth. [...] It worked super well. My lips are very sensitive."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Dr. Jart+ Jelly Bear Lip Mask

"I want to shout out the Dr. Jart+ Jelly Bear Lip Mask. This is the unscented version in the blue container and I am absolutely loving this for so many reasons. [...] A, because it's cute. [...] I love this packaging, the color, that clear [...] jelly like plastic with the bare face. It's just different, it's fun, it brings me joy when I pick it up. [...] I actually have this out on my counter in my bathroom so I see it all the time. [...] The product itself is very good."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Dr. Jart+ Vital Hydra Solution Hydrating Lip Mask

"It has more of an almost like a cushiony, pillowy type of texture to it. While it is plush and lush, it's not super thick. It's not like one of those ones that really heavily coats your lips. It's a nice plush layer, but not thick. And so it does last a nice long time, coats the lips really well, soothes them, plumps them, and comforts them. And so I really, really like this."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Abib PDRN Collagen Lip Mask Glazed Jelly

"I really love the Abib PDRN Collagen Lip Mask Glazed Jelly. [...] This is a product that I just like from the packaging to the scent to the texture to the results. It's such a nice little lip sleeping mask. [...] The PDRN in this is not it's not PDRN your lips. [...] It's just marketing, but it's still a darn good lip sleeping mask. I love this sphere packaging, this frosted pink sphere. It's so cute. When you open it up, it's jelly, baby. It's glazed."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer

"The Fenty lip gloss, okay, this was a while ago, but [...] I really like this lip gloss. It was so cute. It was so shiny and sparkly and gorgeous, and I loved how it looked and how it felt and how it wore. I felt so good in this lip gloss. But this triggered the worst lip eczema for me. Oh, it was so, so bad. This is loaded with all those fragrant compounds, and I am just so prone to eczema around my lips that this just triggered it up. I got all scaly and oozy and not cute."

✕Nay

78%Guru Score

Dr. Idriss Barrier-Based Lip Peel

"I didn't know I needed a product like this, but I actually need a product like this and I really like this one. So, this is a really interesting combination of [mandelic] acid as well as gluconolactone, which is also known as PHA. Now, PHA, not technically an AHA, and yet it is often considered a new generation AHA. So, it has a lot of similar properties. It does exfoliate on the top surface. It helps to really rejuvenate, resurface, helps with texture, tone. It's a brightening ingredient."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Dr. Idriss Lip Balm

"I don't like the balm that they sometimes bundle with the lip peel. I don't think it's a very good Lip Balm, quite honestly. [...] There's some ingredients in it that actually make my lips feel irritated and kind of numb. [...] There's peppermint oil in it and some fragrant compounds. I was actually surprised that a dermatologist branded line would use ingredients like that in a lip product, especially considering we're putting it over an AHA that opens up the lips for more absorption."

✕Nay

62%Guru Score

Laneige Lip Glowy Balm

"I also like the Laneige glowy lip balm, which I have been carrying in my purse for a long time."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Clarins Lip Oil

"I have a little bit of Clarins Lip Oil on right now. That's why my lips are so pink. I do like to put this on and it just perfects everything. It makes everything look really nice."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Sephora Collection Rouge Gel Lip Liner in Sink or Suede

"This is from the Sephora Play collection. This is Sink or Suede Lip Liner."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Fwee 3D Volumizing Gloss in Vanilla 70%

"I picked up the Fwee 3D volumizing gloss in December and I've absolutely obsessed with this. I particularly like this 3D gloss because it's exactly what I'm looking for in a lip product. Not only does it bring the high gloss shine that doesn't wear down too quickly, but it's not a sheer gloss. It actually has more of an opaque milky color payoff to it. Everything I need is in this bottle. I'm wearing it right now and I'm not wearing anything underneath it at all."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Sephora Collection Play Collection Lip Liner in Dressed to the 9s

"I'm going to be using this one from the Sephora Collection Play Collection, it's called Dressed to the 9s. It's a little darker than the lip color that I'm going to be using. I slightly overline my lips, I don't go for a really exaggerated look, but this just gives a little bit more definition and the slightly darker color creates a little bit more shadow."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

Lancôme Lip Glowy Balm

"I really like this because it's balmy, it's not sticky. There's just like a little something something to it that's really pretty."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Torriden Solid-In Ceramide Lip Essence

"My lips are feeling super dry so I'm going to put on a layer of the Torriden Solid-In Ceramide Lip Essence. It's a really nice restorative type of lip balm but it has that really kind of appealing, really high gloss kind of a look, but it actually does restore dry and chapped lips."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Naked Sundays Glow + Go Lip Oil SPF 50

"I have been reaching for the Naked Sundays lip oil for working outside purely because it lasts on my lips for a really long time and I cannot be bothered to be running inside to put on some lip product every like 20, 30 minutes while I'm mowing the lawn and pulling weeds and working in the dirt. [...] I spend a lot of my weekend outside these days."

✓Yay

72%Guru Score

Dr. Reju-All Advanced PDRN Rejuvenating Lip Serum

"I'm going to be using the Dr. Rejuvenated Advanced PDRN Rejuvenating Lip Serum. Keeping my lips hydrated, plump, and smooth is definitely a priority for me, and I really love the way that this serum delivers long lasting hydration for my lips."

✓Yay

Notverified

VT Reedle Shot Lip Plumper Beginner

"It is the RLE Shot lip plumper from VT. I just don't like this product. [...] It is a lip plumping product. It is supposed to contain the RLE. It also has an ingredient in here that essentially just like inflames your lips to make them plumper, to make them puffier, to make them redder and to supposedly infuse them with some volume. But it really is just teasing out the inflammatory response in your skin. So it's a real spicy lip gloss."

✕Nay

53%Guru Score

YSL Rouge Volupté Shine Lipstick Balm

"The YSL Rouge Volupté Shine, the color is called Showstopping Rose. It's almost like a hot pink. I really like the formula of this because it's like a cross between the color payoff of a lipstick but the kind of moisturizing balmy feel of a lip balm, and that's perfect for my lips."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Gloss Balm

"I don't like the texture of this balm. It's very stiff, it doesn't really melt, it doesn't become balmy. It's very stiff, it's kind of sticky, and I don't find it to be very moisturizing. It really just kind of sits in like this kind of sticky thick layer at the top of your lips, but it doesn't really moisturize or hydrate or really honestly plump. This isn't plump deep within the skin at all, and that's really what my skin wants. I want deep down replenishment, deep down moisturization."

✕Nay

77%Guru Score

Eye Makeup12 reviews

The Ordinary Lash Curl Finisher

"But I was surprised by this, it holds a curl on my stubborn lashes and I did not think that was possible. It also defines and separates the lashes a little bit more than just curling them with no other product. Not only did this solve a problem for me, it delighted me in a way I thought I couldn't be delighted."

✓Yay

67%Guru Score

Natasha Denona I Need a Nude Palette

"The Natasha Denona I Need a Nude Palette is the only eyeshadow palette I have been using for over a year. It is [...] really nice because the browns are not too red-based, which does not work with my complexion, they are very neutral browns."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Duo Brush On Lash Adhesive

"I'm using the Duo brush on adhesive. You let the glue get a little tacky."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

ColourPop Eyeliner

"I'm going to use the ColourPop cream gel liner. The color is Honey Dude. And I'm going to put that on the lower waterline. And this is the secret to making your eyes look bigger is to do the darker underneath and then the lighter on the inside of the lid. It really makes your eyes nice and big."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

L'Oreal Telescopic Lift Lengthening Mascara

"I'm using the L'Oreal Telescopic Lift Lengthening Mascara just to give a little bit more definition to my lower lash line."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Benefit POWmade Brow Pomade

"I use the Benefit POWmade Brow Pomade. It's a colored eyebrow gel, so it helps fill in the rest of my eyebrows. Because it's a little bit of a shaping pomade, it's very soft. The hold it has does help. [...] I brush my brows upwards, and they like to go in all different directions, so this helps bring some neatness."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Ardell Lash trios

"These little false lash clusters are so cool. They come in two sizes, a medium and then a long. I don't mess around too much with the medium ones but the long ones are what I'm after because these guys are so pretty right at the outer corner of your eye. I usually just use one cluster, if I'm going for a little bit more I might do two or three, but it just gives a little bit of a swoop and a pretty shape to my eye."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

NYX Brow Glue Crazy Lift

"This is the Nyx Brow Glue and I like this just to kind of help the hairs stay in place I like them brushed up just a little bit not a full on like soap brow but like you know close"

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Unleashia Glitterpedia Eyeshadow Palette

"This is an eye shadow palette and the box is so pretty, it's giving me like astrology vibes. Presentation wise this palette is like 10 out of 10. [...] They look very shiny, they are a mixture of some like chunkier glitters, some smoother kind of like shimmery glitters, and they have some dimension to them. The glitters all kind of capture different lights but they are very subtle in hue."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

"This is the Urban Decay Primer Potion. And this stuff lasts me forever. I know sometimes people are like, 'Oh, there's better ones or there's cheaper ones.' And I'm like, 'I know, but like I never empty my tube.' Um, so it's going to be a while for me. Um, but I do need a little bit of primer on my lids. Eyeshadow primer is a must for me."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

NYX Epic Ink Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner

"This is the Nyx Epic Ink eyeliner love this stuff this is the black"

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Huda Beauty Rose Quartz Eyeshadow Palette

"I'm going to be using the Huda Beauty Rose Quartz palette to achieve this. So first up I am applying Cherished, which is this matte baby pink kind of a color. I love Cherished because it is a great base. It's a little bit unexpected because you get that hint of a baby pink, which is exactly what I want for today's look, but it's still very neutral at the same time. It's a matte that's not too powdery. It has a really nice coverage."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Body & Tan9 reviews

CeraVe Rough and Bumpy SA Body Wash

"There's also PHA in here, gluconolactone. This is also fragrance-free. It does actually keep your skin smooth. The exfoliation does work on this. I was going to say I don't love the flip top squeeze in the shower. I'm more of a pump girl, but they've already solved that issue."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Necessaire Vitamin C Body Serum

"I've really been liking the results of this. I've been noticing some modest but promising improvement. The modest results are that's totally on me because I'm still building consistency with my body care routine. I could be applying this a lot more than I am. I'm using it like once or twice a week and I could be doing it a lot more and seeing faster results."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Cetaphil Rough & Bumpy Daily Smoothing Moisturizer with 20% Urea

"Cetaphil has been killing it this month. Another new release from them is the exfoliating rough and bumpy cream and this is so cool because it contains 20% urea. Urea is that girl, I love this humectant. I'm so glad that it's starting to emerge in more skincare products because urea, especially at 20%, is excellent for those conditions like psoriasis and eczema."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Hand Cream

"This is an interesting one because the texture it's more balmy and ointment-like than the lotion and cream that I just mentioned. It has a little bit more of an almost like a gel kind of balmy ointment texture and it's very occlusive and occlusivity is a really great quality to find in your hand products because it really helps to hug and seal everything in."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Versed Backup Plan Acne Control Body Mist

"I've been using it now for about five weeks or so and I'm really really happy with it because it is absolutely working and it's easy and that's what's important to me. [...] It's an airless pump so when you hold down the pump you don't have to keep pumping it, you can just hold it down, it keeps spraying and the little shelf inside lifts up the product towards the pump."

~Mixed

75%Guru Score

Cocokind Retinol Body Cream

"The Cocokind Retinol Body Cream has been really great for managing skin texture, congestion and breakouts on my back, tops of my arm and sometimes my chest. It keeps my skin really smooth in a lighter lotion texture, but it's not so light that it doesn't moisturize my skin."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub with 10% AHA

"For a body care treat I'm going in for the First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub. This uses glycolic and lactic acid at 10% to help exfoliate the skin, but it also has some scrubbies in it which is great for my rough elbows and knees."

✓Yay

69%Guru Score

Nerra Dry Body Oil in Jasmine Wood

"I'm using the NIRA Dry Body Oil. This is actually a spray oil for your body. It's fragrance-free and it just delivers this nice light mist of oil to really deeply nourish and soften the skin."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Nécessaire Multivitamin Body Lotion

"This is a nice silky lotion, it's got a really pleasing feel between your fingers, but it actually doesn't absorb very quickly into the body. It does leave quite a bit of streaks, you really have to work it in to get it to absorb. [...] Even when you towel dry your skin it's not soaking wet, it's still not soaking in without really rubbing, rubbing, rubbing it in."

✕Nay

73%Guru Score

Retinoids8 reviews

Peach & Lily Retinol for All Renewing Serum

"I was showing you the Peach and Lily Retinol for All serum. It does use retinol, and I loved that so much. It's empty, which means I used the whole thing. I really feel like this is a great fit for where I'm at right now with my journey with retinoids."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Agency Future Formula with Tretinoin

"I started off with [azelaic] acid with prescription online services so I first started with Curology back in 2016 and continued onward with their sister brand Agency, which I currently use now."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

COSRX Retinol 0.5% Oil

"This is COSRX Retinol 0.5% Oil and I don't think this is a bad product. [...] I think that this is a product that definitely has a place and I think that a lot of folks will enjoy this type of product. Just for me personally, I don't have a ton of room in my routine for retinol types of products. I'm a tretinoin user, and so I would rather just stick with tretinoin than be bouncing back and forth between OTC retinoid products and then going back to the prescription tretinoin."

~Mixed

74%Guru Score

Paula's Choice 0.3% Retinol

"Paula's Choice 0.3% Retinol Plus 2% of Peptide Treatment, these ingredients actually play super well together, making a really potent and stabilized retinol formula. That might be the way to go to kind of take it up a notch with your retinol routine: find a product with peptides added into it for some additional benefits because it can help keep your skin clear, can help keep your skin smooth and bright, then with retinol which can do a lot of those things plus more."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue Cream with Retinal

"I don't think it's a very good eye cream. I do think it's a really nice enhancing type of product. I [...] like this for makeup prep, I like this when I'm wearing bare face, no base makeup, but I'll use a little bit of this just to kind of perk up the eye area. [...] I like the effect that it brings to my skin, I think that it can be very helpful, but this is something that I kind of keep on the makeup side of my bathroom instead of the skincare side."

✕Nay

57%Guru Score

Paula's Choice Pro Retinal Serum

"I've been using the Paula's Choice Pro Retinaldehyde Dual Retinoid Treatment [...] for like 3 years, and I love this one for my robust collagen stimulation. It's really helping with my anti-aging journey, and because it's dedicated to folks who go through inflamed pimples, it's also keeping my skin clear, not only of pimples and congestion but also from hyperpigmentation. [...] I really credit this product with keeping my skin clear over the last 3 years."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Revive Firming Moisturizer: Ginseng + Retinol

"If you're a beginner, sensitive skin, or [...] you're really looking for something less on the anti-aging side and more on the pores and acne kind of side of things, this seems to perform pretty well for that in my testing experience so far. [...] Definitely not the release I was hoping for from Beauty of Joseon, but I'm not mad at it either."

~Mixed

72%Guru Score

Dermatica Custom Blended Prescription Retinoid

"I have used Curology, I've used Agency, and I've also used Dermatica, and all three of them I've had really positive, good success with. I've also been able to combine my azelaic acid and tretinoin with all three of these services. Tretinoin is helping my skin and helping to communicate to my cells to behave in a more youthful manner."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Blush & Bronzer6 reviews

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer

"The hero product for this look is the Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer. I actually spent a decent amount of time at Sephora recently looking for the perfect powder bronzer for my skin tone. I do have an olive complexion. It does lean more on the cool and neutral side. It's very tricky. I'm going to start by using a fluffy eyeshadow brush dipped in the Too Faced bronzer and I'm going to apply that on the outer corners of my eyes, really focusing on elongating it outwards."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Saie Dew Blush

"And it is this really gorgeous cool toned candy kind of pink color that I'm absolutely obsessed with. I do have some neutral to cool undertones in my skin, so this really suits my skin so nicely. So just a couple dots and then I just blend it in with a brush. I love all of these cream textures. [...] This blush just has a really nice hydrating kind of effect to it. It [...] really emphasizes the finish that I'm going for, which is just really dewy, hydrated, healthy looking skin."

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87%Guru Score

Rare Beauty Warm Wishes Effortless Bronzer Stick

"This is the Rare Beauty bronzer in Bright Side. I'm going right under my cheekbones here. I'll put a little bit right there, too. Got all that nice sculpting from the numbing mask. So, I really want to show that off a little bit more with bronzer. It also, as you see, I was getting a little washed out if I don't add something back into my face."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

hints True dimension radiance balm

"This is the Hints true dimension radiance balm. It's like a highlighter stick, a fleshy champagne colored highlighter and it's very beautiful. It's subtle. You see the shimmer? It's not glittery. It's just very light bouncing shimmery. It has like a dewiness to it. It's so melty and so moist. It's so much more dewy and plump and all than a powder highlighter. I love a good powder highlighter."

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80%Guru Score

Sephora Collection Cream Blush in Rosy

"I've been really into this cream blush. It has a really nice pigment. I think it's pretty flattering for olive skin tone. So I just put like two dots because, as I said, it's pretty pigmented."

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84%Guru Score

Lily by Red Love Beam Cheek Balm

"This is the Lily by Red Love Beam Cheek Balm and it is this cute little heart compact. [...] This is more of a creamy kind of blush with really a very subtle kind of dusty sort of a pink but really pretty. I can see that working for a lot of different skin tones, just giving a tiny little bit of flush of color."

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78%Guru Score

Acne4 reviews

Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream

"And it is the exact recipe for imbalanced skin. You're going to comfort the dry areas on your skin, but you're also going to replenish the more oily areas on your skin without overwhelming either one of them. It is the perfect solution because combo skin is literally two-in-one skin. That's why it's so complicated. And this product is literally two in one, a toner and essence, as well as a hydrating and moisturizing product in one. It's exactly what you need. You don't need to complicate things."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch Original

"I've been on a Hero pimple patch kick lately. They're really easy to buy, like at Target or wherever, and I just like the accessibility. I know they're a little more expensive than K-beauty brands are. They're hydrocolloid patches, and they suck up the juice from your pimples. [...] The original is pretty standard: thick hydrocolloid circles."

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87%Guru Score

The INKEY List Hydrocolloid Invisible Pimple Patches

"These are pimple patches from The INKEY List. They're made of hydrocolloid material and that is what sucks up the juice right from the pimples and help drain it and flatten them. However these are also treated with salicylic acid and so that is the chemical exfoliant that can get a little bit deeper into the pore and to help work as like a spot treatment to further help draw the pimple up to the surface or help to heal it down."

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84%Guru Score

Differin Acne Patch with Salicylic Acid

"I was going through quite a bit of chin breakouts, hormonal-based breakouts, a lot worse than I've had in a while. [...] These came in handy because [...] they do have salicylic acid, but as I was looking into the ingredients, I realized these work so well for me because some of my other favorite gentle anti-acne ingredients are in here, including Madecassoside, the active compound in the Centella plant that helps reduce inflammation, really soothe the skin, and also induce healing."

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78%Guru Score

Balms & Ointments4 reviews

Vaseline Original Healing Jelly

"Vaseline comes in at five to seven dollars. It contains petrolatum at a very high percentage, [...] and this ingredient is a very, very good occlusive. It creates that temporary barrier that holds your skin care in place, holds the moisture and the hydration deep within your skin, and resists the dehydration, the dryness, the tightness, and the irritation. When you create that temporary barrier on your skin, you're really sealing your skin care. It's going to work for you better."

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85%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5 Skin Protectant 21%

"This is the La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5. This is going to be a great olusive for very oily skin that can't stand heavy layers because the olusive here is actually a high quantity of glycerin that acts as a skin protectant. Not only to hydrate the skin but also to help prevent water loss."

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84%Guru Score

Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy

"This is Aquaphor Healing Ointment. This is a petrolatum based ointment and I love this for my lips especially all year round but especially in winter. It is fragrance-free. It is occlusive but there are some emollient ingredients in here that offer moisturization as well. And so this is moisturizing, softening but also protective without any fragrances or some of the really fun ingredients but that can sometimes just not be beneficial if your lip area is really acting up."

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84%Guru Score

CeraVe Healing Ointment

"Petrolatum is by far the most occlusive ingredient that you can use in skincare. It really does create the most barrier. It really seals everything in and it is really great for fighting severe dehydration, especially as you're sleeping. Some folks have really good success just putting this all over their face and they wake up with really glowing skin in the morning. You could also [...] mix a dollop of this into your existing moisturizer to kind of cut down some of the greasiness."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Haircare4 reviews

Shark Beauty HyperAIR Hair Dryer

"A couple of years ago, I got a Shark hair dryer and it really changed the game for me. It made it a lot easier for me to dry my hair in like 20 minutes instead of like half an hour even or longer and to get it fully dry too, not just like good enough dry. And so I actually started drying my hair after I washed it. And that has made a huge difference because now I'm not sleeping on wet hair and I'm not sustaining as much damage. [...] Investing in a good hair dryer has definitely helped me."

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71%Guru Score

Subaki Premium Volume and Repair Shampoo

"I have been using the premium repair for probably maybe six years, maybe we're going on seven now. The moist line is a little bit lighter in my opinion on the moisture, where the premium repair line is a little heavier actually on the moisture. I stuck with this one because my hair is a little bit coarse and it just like my skin sucks up a lot more moisture than you would think that it does. It really thrives on moisture and so this is a little bit heavier, which works better for my hair."

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68%Guru Score

Naturie Hatomugi Skin Conditioner

"As it hits your skin it kind of melts down to a lighter layer than it first looks as you squeeze it out of the bottle. This feels so good. It's a little bit plumper, a little thicker, slightly stiffer than a watery toner, so I know where to put it in my skincare routine. I chose this because of the texture, that mixture of the hydration element and that slightly creamy element, but it's not super duper thick. I'm building in my hydration and moisture balance in equal amounts with it."

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85%Guru Score

K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask

"I've had good results putting the K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask on my damp hair out of the shower. This is technically against how K18 says to use it, but this is just what works for me in my routine."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Concealer3 reviews

Tower 28 Swipe Allover Hydrating Serum Concealer

"This concealer from Tower 28 is such a perfect match for me. And it's been a favorite of mine for many years. It also has a slightly moist, kind of a creamy finish to it. Some concealers can be kind of chalky and dry or very very thick and almost even like putty like, honestly, in a way. And so this has a really nice fluidy hydrating kind of a texture. [...] It just evens everything out and creates a really nice base. [...] It is shimmery, but it is not glittery."

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73%Guru Score

YSL Touche Éclat Concealer

"I'm using YSL Touche Éclat. This is like a highlighting stick and I put it in the corner of my eyes and very important I put it right under that sharp winged eyeliner and that's really going to sharpen that line and clean everything up. I also like to put it on top of my eyebrows just to again give a more defined look and then right down the bridge of my nose and right around my lips and then I blend everything together. That just gives everything a little bit more of a perfected look."

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85%Guru Score

NYX HD Studio Photogenic Concealer

"I'm just going to do some very quick concealing with the NYX HD concealer and this is color 4.5. I always like to do a little extra coverage in that eye triangle area and just around my nose because I have a lot of natural redness there that can sometimes peek through a little bit on the top, and then I have this hyperpigmentation here from an old pimple that is peeking through, so I'm going to cover that one up as well."

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71%Guru Score

Fragrance3 reviews

Phlur Cherry Stem

"I'm wearing it today. I love the smell of this so much. I describe this as a grownup maraschino cherry smell. [...] This scent is so good. [...] It's sweet, but it's not cloyingly sweet. It is cherry, but it's not overly on the nose like [...] candy cherry. [...] There's a sophistication to it. There's a hint of like a smoky spiciness to this that's really good, but it's not peppery. [...] There's just a little smokiness, just a little something, a depth to this that is unexpected."

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76%Guru Score

Phlur Heavy Cream Fragrance

"Even though I didn't have good experience with vanilla skin, I actually was really happy with heavy cream. And what I actually do now because I bought the little purse size of vanilla skin, like I said, doesn't last very long on me, but I do still like it. I'll spray that and then I will actually top it and kind of like layer it with heavy cream. And that seems first of all, it's an out of this world like mixture, but it actually helps the vanilla skin last longer for me."

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84%Guru Score

Sniff Creme Couture

"I am obsessed with the Sniff perfume in Crumb Couture. It smells like the most sophisticated croissant ever, like almond and vanilla, so good but not sickly sweet, [...] and it has a really good long-lasting scent."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Tech3 reviews

CurrentBody LED Light Therapy Mask Series 1

"The CurrentBody LED mask uses red light to help stimulate collagen, improve tone and texture on the skin, and promote healing. For me personally, I found the design of the CurrentBody mask to be very very comfortable, and I think it does deliver some really nice results. I've noticed some great benefits as far as skin texture and tone. It helps with dark marks and it particularly helps with healing, especially if you suffer with breakouts."

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90%Guru Score

Omnilux Face Contour Red Light Therapy Mask

"There's another one that looks just like this from Omnilux, it's incredibly popular and it's I think $395, maybe so we're pushing $400 for this mask, very expensive, a huge investment. With [...] this one you're supposed to use it for 10 minutes, like as many times a week really as you can, to be very consistent with it, multiple times a week, 10 minutes at a time, where you're getting [...] this red light all over your face in an even layer."

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79%Guru Score

CurrentBody Skin LED Light Therapy Mask Series 2

"It can even help with reducing acne on the skin as well. It's a really good preventative type of product. It's an investment money and time-wise, but I have found using this consistently has really contributed to that glow. My skin is more plump. It's even-toned. It's more glowy, and I'm absolutely loving the results of this. I wear the mask for about 10 minutes, and when the timer goes off, it is time to take it off and proceed with the rest of my skincare routine."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Foundation1 review

NARS Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation

"This is the NARS Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation and the color is Doville. I like to start with about one pump and see where I end up because this is a not cheap foundation. I like to put just a little bit on and spread it in a nice really even and thin layer. I shear it out with a beauty blender."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Nails1 review

Dr Dana Nail Renewal System

"This is the three-step system that I've been using that I really like. What I was most impressed with was the priming wand, and it is sold separately on the Dr. Dana site. I think they've taken a lot of care with really helping to transform nails that are uneven, that have those little breaks and ridges and peels in them, and really help smooth that out but also get that nice protective polish."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Powder & Setting1 review

WAKEMAKE Stay Fixer Pact Powder Vegan

"It is powder, like a white translucent powder. It comes with the puff. I probably won't use the puff, but really easy to take with you on the go, really pretty compact. The box for 15 is so cute."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Primer1 review

Tula Filter Blurring Primer

"I'm going to use the Tula Filter Primer, this is the color Luna. So you can see it's kind of pearly. It's loose, but as you work it into your skin you can see that there's just a kiss of color. There are different colors as well as one that doesn't have the pigment to it. It doesn't really deposit much, but there's just a little bit and then there's like a pearlescent kind of look to it. You can see how it perfects the skin and it adds a touch of color."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

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